Julius Caesar: Third Series (The Arden Shakespeare Third Series)

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He was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, son of John Shakespeare, a prosperous merchant and local politician and Mary Arden, who had the wealth to send their oldest son to Stratford Grammar School.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Thought to have been educated at the local grammar school, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he went on to have three children, at the age of eighteen, before moving to London to work in the theatre. After early success as an actor in the plays of George Bernard Shaw he increasingly turned to directing and was a major figure in British theatre in the Edwardian and inter-war periods. In addition to his work as an editor, he has published studies of Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and the Stuart Court Masque, among others, though it is for his work as an editor that he is primarily known. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, all published on 1609, most of which were dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothsley, The Earl of Southhampton.

The definitive edition of Shakespeare's work with clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary, discussion of the critical and historical background of the play, and appendixes presenting sources and relevant extracts. It also explains the conscious use of classical rhetoric in the language of Caesar himself, contrasting with the "modern" language of Cassius, and discusses Shakespeare's subtle use of his main source, Plutarch. He also edits the Norton Anthology of Renaissance Drama and an important anthology of Medieval English Drama, the latter of which was just re-released by Hackett for the first time in nearly four decades. At 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the 27-year-old daughter of a local farmer, and they had their first daughter six months later. Before retiring to Stratford in 1613, after the Globe burned down, he wrote more than three dozen plays (that we are sure of) and more than 150 sonnets.The introduction as a whole runs to a generous 150 pages, but it seems unbalanced in this respect - I would have preferred an extended section on contemporary criticism, even at the expense of some of the 20 pages devoted to the play's performance history, if necessary. Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. Eric Rasmussen, University of Nevada at Reno, Shakespeare Survey'This is a stimulating new look at a play which is too often exhibited in a critical museum.