Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: Will America Fall Like Rome?

Johnathan Bi

A lecture on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

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* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-shakespeare-julius-caesar

Companion lectures and interviews:

* Katharina Volk on the lives of Cicero and Caesar: https://youtu.be/I5qQztnTVPQ

* Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare's literary genius: https://youtu.be/-3KOC4xpJGA

Recommended books:

* David Lowenthal, Shakespeare's Thought, Amazon (affiliate)

* Chapter 4 explores the “Caesar wanted to die” thesis

* John Alvis, Shakespeare's Understanding Of Honor, Amazon (affiliate)

* Colin Burrow, Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity, Amazon (affiliate)

* René Girard, Theatre of Envy, Amazon (affiliate)

* Scott F. Crider, With What Persuasion, Amazon (affiliate)

* Frank Kermode, Shakespeare’s Language, Amazon (affiliate)

* Paul Cantor, Shakespeare’s Rome, Amazon (affiliate)

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