Shakespeare's Urgent Warning to America | The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Explained
A lecture on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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Companion lectures and interviews:
Katharina Volk on the lives of Cicero and Caesar: • How to Combine Contemplation & Action | Ka...
Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare's literary genius: • The Surprising Source of Shakespeare’s Ins...
Reference Texts:
David Lowenthal, Shakespeare's Thought: https://amzn.to/3YkxxrW (affiliate)
Chapter 4 explores the "Caesar wanted to die" thesis
John Alvis, Shakespeare's Understanding Of Honor: https://amzn.to/3YoAYhn (affiliate)
Colin Burrow, Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity: https://amzn.to/3C5Fnyd (affiliate)
René Girard, Theatre of Envy: https://amzn.to/3YJRZDV (affiliate)
Scott F. Crider, With What Persuasion: https://amzn.to/3YH7qwK (affiliate)
Frank Kermode, Shakespeare's Language: https://amzn.to/3YL3mvm (affiliate)
Paul Cantor, Shakespeare's Rome: https://amzn.to/4huj2dK (affiliate)
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 0. Introduction
00:03:28 1. Rome and America
00:12:17 2. Marcus Brutus
00:38:25 3. Julius Caesar
01:09:07 4. Mark Antony
01:29:55 5. The Fall of Brutus
01:32:47 6. Will America Fall like Rome?