Rome and Rhetoric: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (The Anthony Hecht Lectures in the Humanities Series)

197 Pages·2011·0.47 MB·English

by  Garry Wills

The Anthony Hecht Lectures in the Humanities
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Rome
and
Rhetoric
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Garry Wills
new haven & london
This book was fi rst presented as the Anthony Hecht Lectures
in the Humanities given by Garry Wills at Bard College in
2009. The lectures have been revised for publication.
Copyright © 2011 by Garry Wills.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wills, Garry, 1934—
Rome and rhetoric : Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar / Garry Wills.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-300-15218-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Shake-
speare, William, 1564–1616. Julius Caesar. 2. Caesar,
Julius—In literature. 3. Rhetoric, Renaissance.
4. Rome—In literature. I. Title.
PR2808.W58 2011
822.3(cid:2)3—dc22
2011017965
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British Library.
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Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper).
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The Anthony Hecht Lectures in the Humanities,
given biennially at Bard College, were established
to honor the memory of this preeminent Ameri-
can poet by refl ecting his lifelong interest in lit-
erature, music, the visual arts, and cultural history.
Through his poems, scholarship, and teaching,
Anthony Hecht has become recognized as one
of the moral voices of his generation, and his
works have had a profound effect on contempo-
rary American poetry. The books in this series
will keep alive the spirit of his work and life.
To the memory of Anthony Hecht
Contents
one
Caesar: Mighty Yet 1
two
Brutus: Rhetoric Verbal and Visual 37
three
Antony: The Fox Knows Many Things 79
four
Cassius: Parallel Lives 113
Afterword 155
Notes 157
Index 177
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