'Julius Caesar’ For the Ages

Synopsis: Podcast from the Libertarian think tank, Pioneer Institute. In this edition co-hosts Jay Greene and Mark Bauerlein interview Profeffor Sir Jonathan Bate about Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the episode broadcast on the Ides of March. Sir Jonathan explains the Roman lessons for American constitutionalism, including warnings against the dangers of dictatorship and civil war. He explores the influence on Elizabethan England and Shakespeare of the classics, including the works of Cicero, Seneca, and Plutarch. Sir Jonathan analyses the differing rhetorical styles Shakespeare uses in the funeral orations of Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony, as well as Brutus’s effort to preserve the Roman Republic. He concludes with a reading from his book How the Classics Made Shakespeare, focusing on Cicero’s idea of "the peculiarly heinous nature of civil war."
Series: Learning Curve, The
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Audio
Subjects: Education; Politics & government; Shakespeare
Keywords: Caesar, Julius; civil war

URI: https://pioneerinstitute.org/featured/shakespeare-lessons-from-julius-caesar/
Delivery: Streamed

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