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Shakespeare's Rome: Republic and Empire by Cantor, Paul A. (Paul Arthur), 1945- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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For more than forty years, Paul Cantors Shakespeares Rome has been a foundational work in the field of politics and literature. While many critics assumed that the Roman plays do not reflect any special knowledge of Rome, Cantor was one of the first to argue that they are grounded in a profound understanding of the Roman regime and its changes over time. Taking Shakespeare seriously as a political thinker, Cantor suggests that his Roman plays can be profitably studied in the context of the classical republican tradition in political philosophy.In Shakespeares Rome , Cantor examines the political settings of Shakespeares Roman plays, Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra , with references as well to Julius Caesar . Cantor shows that Shakespeare presents a convincing portrait of Rome in different eras of its history, contrasting the austere republic of Coriolanus , with its narrow horizons and martial virtues, and the cosmopolitan empire of Antony and Cleopatra , with its immortal longings and sophistication bordering on decadence.

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Author

Cantor, Paul A. (Paul Arthur), 1945-

Publisher

Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press

Published

1976

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801409677

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

4.3 / 5 (10 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14