{"product_id":"9781439196717","title":"Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShakespeare may have written \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar’s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing Brutus, a leading conspirator, as either hero or villain. Shakespeare’s play keeps this debate alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authoritative edition of \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play\u003cbr\u003e -Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play\u003cbr\u003e -Scene-by-scene plot summaries\u003cbr\u003e -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases\u003cbr\u003e -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language\u003cbr\u003e -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play\u003cbr\u003e -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books\u003cbr\u003e -An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssay by Coppélia Kahn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060354957552,"sku":"9781439196717","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439196717_p0.jpg?v=1763791599","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439196717","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}