The Roman Civil War in English Renaissance tragedy
Subtitle: an edition of Catiline, Caesar and Pompey, and Julius Caesar with an introduction from Roman sources
By: [edited by] Alexander Jacob.
Contributors: Jacob, A.; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.; Chapman, George, 1559?-1634.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Series: Studies in Renaissance literature ;; v. 22
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Pompey, the Great, 106-48 B.C. -- Drama.; Catiline, ca. 108-62 B.C. -- Drama.; Caesar, Julius -- Drama.; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600.; English drama (Tragedy); Conspiracies -- Drama.; Assassins -- Drama.; Rome -- History -- Civil War, 49-45 B.C. -- Drama
Genres: Drama.; Drama
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 334-337).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part I: The Roman Sources 1; title: The Civil War 3; title: Roman Philosophy of the late Republic and early Empire 41 Part II: Texts 55; title: Catiline his Conspiracy by Ben Jonson 57; title: Caesar and Pompey by George Chapman 165; title: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare 235.