Shakespeare's Consuls, Cardinals, and Kings: The Real History Behind the Plays

by Dick Riley

William Shakespeare brings history to life. His plays take us from the Forum in Rome to the palaces of London and the battlefields of France. He dramatizes the personal and political conflicts that cost Julius Caesar his life, Marc Antony and Cleopatra an empire, and a succession of English kings their thrones. Shakespeare's Consuls, Cardinals and Kings sets the historical context for the events portrayed in Shakespeare's major histories. It reviews...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826418805
• ISBN13: 9780826418807
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.5"