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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-One of the marks of Shakespeare's greatness is the continued interest in adapting his enduring works. This recording of Julius Caesar is one in a series drawn from Leon Garfield's Shakespeare Stories. Liberally sprinkled with lines from the original play, the recording presents a condensation of all five acts in a little more than an hour. Beginning with a brief biography of the Bard, the recording then offers a thorough but not lengthy overview of the play. All this sets the stage for Simon Russell Beale's well paced narration. This Royal Shakespeare Company veteran moves so skillfully between story text and dialogue that at times it seems as though there are several actors reading. Classic lines such as "Et tu. Brute" and "Friends, Romans, Countrymen " are rendered with fresh vigor. At the conclusion of the play, an article on "Shakespeare Today" offers suggestions to help youngsters have fun with Shakespeare. Short selections of period music make a nice transition between sections of the recording. Though aimed at a middle school audience, both teens and adults will find this presentation a good way to learn about one of the earliest plays performed at the Globe Theatre.
Barbara Wysocki, Cora J. Belden Library, Rocky Hill, CT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Book De*ion
In this striking tragedy of political conflict, Shakespeare turnsto the ancient Roman world and to the famous assassination ofJulius Caesar by his republican opponents. The play is one oftumultuous rivalry, of prophetic warnings–“Beware the ides ofMarch”–and of moving public oratory, “Friends, Romans, countrymen!”Ironies abound and most of all for Brutus, whose fate it is tolearn that his idealistic motives for joining the conspiracyagainst a would-be dictator are not enough to sustain the movementonce Caesar is dead.
* Comprehensive explanatory notes
* Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship
* Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporaryreaders to understand the Elizabethan English
* Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performancehistories

Book De*ion 
In this striking tragedy of political conflict, Shakespeare turns
to the ancient Roman world and to the famous assassination of
Julius Caesar by his republican opponents. The play is one of
tumultuous rivalry, of prophetic warnings–“Beware the ides of
March”–and of moving public oratory, “Friends, Romans, countrymen!”
Ironies abound and most of all for Brutus, whose fate it is to
learn that his idealistic motives for joining the conspiracy
against a would-be dictator are not enough to sustain the movement
once Caesar is dead.
Each Edition Includes: 
* Comprehensive explanatory notes 
* Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship 
* Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary
readers to understand the Elizabethan English 
* Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance
histories 
* An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with
an extensive filmography
Synopsis: 
In this striking tragedy of political conflict, Shakespeare turns
to the ancient Roman world and to the famous assassination of
Julius Caesar by his republican opponents. The play is one of
tumultuous rivalry, of prophetic warnings--"Beware the ides of
March"--and of moving public oratory "Friends, Romans, countrymen!"
Ironies abound and most of all for Brutus, whose fate it is to
learn that his idealistic motives for joining the conspiracy
against a would-be dictator are not enough to sustain the movement
once Caesar is dead.
Amazon.co.uk Review 
One of Shakespeare's most political plays, Julius Caesar continued
Shakespeare's interest in Roman history, first developed in Titus
Andronicus. Drawing on Plutarch, the great historian of Rome,
Shakespeare dramatises one of the most crucial moments in Roman
history--the assassination of Julius Caesar. Loved by the Roman
crowd but increasingly feared by the Senators, Caesar increasingly
shows signs of his desire to abolish the Republic and crown himself
emperor. A conspiracy is hatched, led by Cassius and Brutus, who
murder Caesar on the steps of the Capitol. Mourning over his dead
friend's body, Mark Antony gives one of the famous rhetorical
speeches in literature, asking "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" to
lament Caesar's death, privately vowing to "let slip the dogs of
war" against those who have shed Caesar's blood. Antony joins
forces with Caesar's son Octavius to defeat Cassius and Brutus in
battle, and establish an uneasy alliance whose collapse is
dramatised in Shakespeare's later play Antony and Cleopatra.
Written at the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, Julius Caesar has
been seen by many as a radically pro-Republican play which sailed
close to the political wind of the time. 
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Jerry Brotton 
From the Author 
It's two, two, two plays in one! 
Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar" is the only tragedy he wrote
where the title character dies in the third act. The real "tragic
hero" is Brutus, who is the last to die in the play.It's also
interesting to note Marc Antony, a minor character in the first two
acts, who comes to the forefront in his funeral oration. But his
nobility declines in Act 4, where Shakespeare shows him to be
influenced by power.There is no direct confrontation between the
protagonists and the antagonists in the play. Both Cassius and
Brutus come to their ends by their own hands.
Book Dimension: 
length: (cm)17.9 　　　 　　　　　　　 　 width:(cm)10.8

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作者简介

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. Thefacts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. Hewas one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant ofsome standing in his community. William probably went to the King’sNew School in Stratford, but he had no university education. InNovember 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway,eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child,Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( whowould die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and alreadyknown as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referredto him as “an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers.”Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of thesuccessful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later underJames I, called the King’s Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain’s Menbuilt and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near the ThamesRiver. Here many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed by the mostfamous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe,and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespeare had ahand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The TwoNoble Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus andAdonis and The Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets werepublished, probably without his authorization, in 1609. In 1611 or1612 he gave up his lodgings in London and devoted more and moretime to retirement in Stratford, though he continued writing suchplays as The Tempest and Henry VII until about 1613.He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church,Stratford. No collected edition of his plays was published duringhis life-time, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, JohnHeminges and Henry Condell, put together the great collection nowcalled the First Folio.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April
1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The
facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He
was one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant of
some standing in his community. William probably went to the King’s
New School in Stratford, but he had no university education. In
November 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway,
eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child,
Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( who
would die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By
1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and already
known as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred
to him as “an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers.”
Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of the
successful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later under
James I, called the King’s Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain’s Men
built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near the Thames
River. Here many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed by the most
famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe,
and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespeare had a
hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The Two
Noble Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus and
Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets were
published, probably without his authorization, in 1609. In 1611 or
1612 he gave up his lodgings in London and devoted more and more
time to retirement in Stratford, though he continued writing such
plays as The Tempest and Henry VII until about 1613.
He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church,
Stratford. No collected edition of his plays was published during
his life-time, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, John
Heminges and Henry Condell, put together the great collection now
called the First Folio.

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目　　录

Introduction
Julius Caesar on Stage
Julius Caesar on Screen
The Playhouse
JULIUS CAESAR
Date and Text
Textual Notes
Shakespeare's Sources
Further Reading
Memorable Lines

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