Julius Caesar in Western Culture

Maria Wyke (University College London)

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Blackwell Publishing
12 January 2006

The Arts: General & Reference; Literary studies: general; History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Cultural studies

This book explores the significance of Julius Caesar to different periods, societies and people from the 50s BC through to the twenty-first century.

This interdisciplinary volume explores the significance of Julius Caesar to different periods, societies and people.

Ranges over the fields of religious, military, and political history, archaeology, architecture and urban planning, the visual arts, and literary, film, theatre and cultural studies.

Examines representations of Caesar in Italy, France, Germany, Britain, and the United States in particular.

Objects of analysis range from Caesar’s own commentaries on the Gallic wars, through Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, and images of Caesar in Italian fascist popular culture, to contemporary cinema and current debates about American empire.

Edited by a leading expert on the reception of ancient Rome.

Includes original contributions by international experts on Caesar and his reception.

Edited by: Maria Wyke (University College London)
Imprint: Blackwell Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 553g
ISBN: 9781405125994
ISBN 10: 1405125993
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 12 January 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Maria Wyke is Professor of Latin at University College London. She is author of Projecting the Past: Ancient Rome, Cinema and History (1997) and The Roman Mistress: Ancient and Modern Representations (2000), and is now working on her next publication Caesar: A Life in Western Culture (2006).

Reviews for Julius Caesar in Western Culture

This is reception criticism at its best ... Caesar does not invite but rather demands reaction and reflection, a demand admirably met in this collection. Important, influential, and timely deployments of Caesar's legacy are creatively analyzed here, in essays none of which (I am pleased to say) is afraid of speaking its mind. W. Jeffrey Tatum, Florida State University An exciting collection of papers by a truly international team of scholars. This richly illustrated and documented volume explores the significance of Caesar's memory in the discourses of art, literature, nationalism, and empire. Christina S. Kraus, Yale University A fascinating read which should appeal to a wide variety of readers not just in the classics, but throughout the humanities. Bryn Mawr Classical Review There is a remarkable diversity of discipline and methodology - not to mention nationality - on display here, and it reflects well on (Wykes') choice of contributors and unintrusive editorial style. Llewelyn Morgan, Brasenose College, Oxford Appealing both to a reader possibly unfamiliar with the material, but also being of much interest to fellow specialists in this field. Scholia Reviews