{"product_id":"9780743482745-julius-caesar-folger-shakespeare-library","title":"Julius Caesar","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Folger Library offers the definitive, updated edition of Shakespeare’s work, with newly edited text, explanatory notes, scene summaries, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe authoritative edition of \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare may have written \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar’s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing Brutus, a leading conspirator, as either hero or villain. Shakespeare’s play keeps this debate alive.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes:\u003cbr\u003e -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play\u003cbr\u003e -Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play\u003cbr\u003e -Scene-by-scene plot summaries\u003cbr\u003e -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases\u003cbr\u003e -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language\u003cbr\u003e -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play\u003cbr\u003e -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books\u003cbr\u003e -An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEssay by Coppélia Kahn\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e​The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56098837660022,"sku":"9780743482745","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31389161.jpg?v=1755280038","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780743482745-julius-caesar-folger-shakespeare-library","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}