The Death of Caesar: A Play in Three Acts

by Voltaire

Voltaire's "The Death of Caesar" ("Mort de C?sar," 1735) is often erroneously described as a reworking of the first three acts of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." Instead, Voltaire rewrote the text in its entirety, using a different approach that focuses on the act of tyrannicide, with the complication that Caesar has revealed to Brutus that the latter is actually his son. Brutus is an ardent republican whom Caesar wants to convert to his side...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1434435806
• ISBN13: 9781434435804
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Borgo Press
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"