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"When Cleopatra expresses a desire to die 鈥檃fter the high Roman fashion鈥? acting in accordance with 鈥檞hat鈥檚 brave, what鈥檚 noble鈥? Shakespeare is suggesting that there are certain values that are characteristically Roman. The use of the terms 鈥橰ome鈥?and 鈥橰oman鈥?in Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, or Jonson鈥檚 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 - 鈥檛he myth of Rome鈥?- in Shakespeare鈥檚 age"--
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Cover 1
Half-title 3
Title 5
Copyright 6
Dedication 7
Contents 9
Acknowledgements 10
Introduction: a Roman thought 11
Chapter 1 Roman historians and the myth of Rome 17
Small Latin and less Greek 17
Republic and empire 19
Tacitus and Sallust 27
Livy: history and myth 35
Chapter 2 The wronged Lucretia and the early republic 45
Shakespeare and Livy 45
Rape and tyranny 48
Lucrece\u2019s Voice 57
The politics of rape 62
Chapter 3 Self-inflicted wounds 66
Mortall malice 66
Titus\u2019s Rome 70
Romans and Barbarians 76
Scenes of Blood and Horror 79
\u2018I am not mad, i know thee well enough\u2019: titus\u2019s revenge 82
Chapter 4 \u2018Like a Colossus\u2019: Julius Caesar 89
Friends, Romans, countrymen 89
Caesar as Hero and Tyrant 94
Caesar, Brutus, and tyrannicide 102
The Dogs of War 111
Chapter 5 Ben Jonson\u2019s Rome 118
Jonson and Horace 118
Jonson as Moralist and Courtier 123
Sejanus and Republicanism 127
Catiline: The Republic under Threat 136
Chapter 6 O\u2019erflowing the measure: Antony and Cleopatra 145
Cleopatra and the destiny of Rome 145
Tragic Cleopatras 150
Virtus and imperium: roman values 158
Immortal longings 166
Chapter 7 The city and the battlefield: Coriolanus 175
\u2018I banish you\u2019: a hero\u2019s Rome 175
Livy, Plutarch, and the early republic 180
The politics of coriolanus 185
Mother and son 193
Chapter 8 Tyranny and empire 206
Freedom and slavery in Massinger 206
Tyrants and Tyrannicide 214
The tragic scaffold 222
Chapter 9 Ancient Britons and Romans 229
Barbarian liberty 229
Cymbeline\u2019s Rome 240
Death and rebirth 248
Postscript: Shakespeare and the republican tradition 254
Notes 259
Introduction: a Roman thought 259
Chapter 1: Roman historians and the myth of Rome 259
Chapter 2: The wronged Lucretia and the early republic 262
Chapter 3: Self-inflicted wounds 265
Chapter 4: \u2018LIKE A COLOSSUS\u2019: Julius Caesar 267
Chapter 5: Ben Jonson\u2019s Rome 270
Chapter 6: O\u2019erflowing the measure: antony and cleopatra 274
Chapter 7: The city and the battlefield: coriolanus 277
Chapter 8: Tyranny and empire 280
Chapter 9: Ancient Britons and Romans 282
Postscript: Shakespeare and the republican tradition 284
Bibliography 285
Jonson 285
Shakespeare 285
Abbreviations 285
Index 301
Half-title 3
Title 5
Copyright 6
Dedication 7
Contents 9
Acknowledgements 10
Introduction: a Roman thought 11
Chapter 1 Roman historians and the myth of Rome 17
Small Latin and less Greek 17
Republic and empire 19
Tacitus and Sallust 27
Livy: history and myth 35
Chapter 2 The wronged Lucretia and the early republic 45
Shakespeare and Livy 45
Rape and tyranny 48
Lucrece\u2019s Voice 57
The politics of rape 62
Chapter 3 Self-inflicted wounds 66
Mortall malice 66
Titus\u2019s Rome 70
Romans and Barbarians 76
Scenes of Blood and Horror 79
\u2018I am not mad, i know thee well enough\u2019: titus\u2019s revenge 82
Chapter 4 \u2018Like a Colossus\u2019: Julius Caesar 89
Friends, Romans, countrymen 89
Caesar as Hero and Tyrant 94
Caesar, Brutus, and tyrannicide 102
The Dogs of War 111
Chapter 5 Ben Jonson\u2019s Rome 118
Jonson and Horace 118
Jonson as Moralist and Courtier 123
Sejanus and Republicanism 127
Catiline: The Republic under Threat 136
Chapter 6 O\u2019erflowing the measure: Antony and Cleopatra 145
Cleopatra and the destiny of Rome 145
Tragic Cleopatras 150
Virtus and imperium: roman values 158
Immortal longings 166
Chapter 7 The city and the battlefield: Coriolanus 175
\u2018I banish you\u2019: a hero\u2019s Rome 175
Livy, Plutarch, and the early republic 180
The politics of coriolanus 185
Mother and son 193
Chapter 8 Tyranny and empire 206
Freedom and slavery in Massinger 206
Tyrants and Tyrannicide 214
The tragic scaffold 222
Chapter 9 Ancient Britons and Romans 229
Barbarian liberty 229
Cymbeline\u2019s Rome 240
Death and rebirth 248
Postscript: Shakespeare and the republican tradition 254
Notes 259
Introduction: a Roman thought 259
Chapter 1: Roman historians and the myth of Rome 259
Chapter 2: The wronged Lucretia and the early republic 262
Chapter 3: Self-inflicted wounds 265
Chapter 4: \u2018LIKE A COLOSSUS\u2019: Julius Caesar 267
Chapter 5: Ben Jonson\u2019s Rome 270
Chapter 6: O\u2019erflowing the measure: antony and cleopatra 274
Chapter 7: The city and the battlefield: coriolanus 277
Chapter 8: Tyranny and empire 280
Chapter 9: Ancient Britons and Romans 282
Postscript: Shakespeare and the republican tradition 284
Bibliography 285
Jonson 285
Shakespeare 285
Abbreviations 285
Index 301
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