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100	1		_aChernaik, Warren L.
245	1	4	_aThe myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his contemporaries _h[electronic resource] / _cWarren Chernaik.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_aviii, 298 p.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: 1. The Roman historians and the myth of Rome; 2. The wronged Lucretian and the early Republic; 3. Self-inflicted wounds; 4. 'Like a colossus': Julius Caesar; 5. Ben Jonson's Rome; 6. Oerflowing the measure: Antony and Cleopatra; 7. The city and the battlefield: Coriolanus; 8. Tyranny and empire; 9. Ancient Britons and Romans; Bibliography.
520			_a"When Cleopatra expresses a desire to die 'after the high Roman fashion', acting in accordance with 'what's brave, what's noble', Shakespeare is suggesting that there are certain values that are characteristically Roman. The use of the terms 'Rome' and 'Roman' in Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, or Jonson's Sejanus often carry the implication that most people fail to live up to this ideal of conduct, that very few Romans are worthy of the name. Chernaik demonstrates how, in these plays, Roman values are held up to critical scrutiny. The plays of Shakespeare, Jonson, Massinger and Chapman often present a much darker image of Rome, as exemplifying barbarism rather than civility. Through a comparative analysis of the Roman plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and including detailed discussion of the classical historians Livy, Tacitus and Plutarch, this study examines the uses of Roman history - 'the myth of Rome' - in Shakespeare's age"-- _cProvided by publisher.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
600	1	0	_aShakespeare, William, _d1564-1616 _xCriticism and interpretation.
600	1	0	_aJonson, Ben, _d1573?-1637 _xCriticism and interpretation.
600	1	0	_aMassinger, Philip, _d1583-1640 _xCriticism and interpretation.
600	1	0	_aChapman, George, _d1559?-1634 _xCriticism and interpretation.
650		0	_aHistorical drama, English _xHistory and criticism.
651		0	_aRome _xIn literature.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
710	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=691885 _zClick to View
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