Twentieth Century Interpretations of Julius Caesar: A Collection of Critical Essays

by Leonard F. Dean

Leading modern scholars analyze, interpret, and appraise the form and structure of the Shakespearean play

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1968

Reviews

[Mike Crowley · Rating 3 out of 5]

The TCI series continues to be a great little collection of essays. As someone who missed Julius Caesar in high school, getting some academic perspective on it after reading was a great way to engage critically.

[Jonathan Brammer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Julius Caesar is not a major play, although it is one of the most widely read plays in middle and high school. It lacks the psychological depth of the high tragedies: the characters are painted more caricatures, with Brutus being the idealistic, Stoic, moral cener of the play. He is boring. He makes bad decisions. He is didactic and unfeeling.

I found this little volume in my school's library. Many critics see Brutus as a puzzle - what really lies under the Stoic veneer? Is he a tragic hero? If so, what is his flaw?