The Tragedy of Tiberius
Author | : Walter Wilson Greg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : Drama, Medieval |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Walter Wilson Greg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : Drama, Medieval |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Shakespeare |
Publisher | : BoD - Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 2024-04-01 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : |
"The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare is a gripping and intense drama that explores themes of revenge, betrayal, and the destructive consequences of violence. Set in ancient Rome, the play follows the tragic downfall of the noble general Titus Andronicus and his family as they become embroiled in a cycle of vengeance and bloodshed. At the heart of the story is the brutal conflict between Titus Andronicus and Tamora, Queen of the Goths, whose sons are executed by Titus as retribution for their crimes. In retaliation, Tamora and her lover, Aaron the Moor, orchestrate a series of heinous acts of revenge against Titus and his family, plunging them into a spiral of madness and despair. As the body count rises and the atrocities escalate, Titus is consumed by grief and rage, leading to a climactic showdown that culminates in a shocking and tragic conclusion. Along the way, Shakespeare explores themes of honor, justice, and the nature of humanity, offering a searing indictment of the cycle of violence and the capacity for cruelty that lies within us all.
Author | : Sabine Baring-Gould |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 700 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Claudia gens |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Anthony A. Barrett |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2015-03-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317533917 |
The Roman Empire has always exercised a considerable fascination. Among its numerous colourful personalities, no emperor, with the possible exception of Nero, has attracted more popular attention than Caligula, who has a reputation, whether deserved or not, as the quintessential mad and dangerous ruler. The first edition of this book established itself as the standard study of Caligula. It remains the only full length and detailed scholarly analysis in English of this emperor’s reign, and has been translated into a number of languages. But the study of Classical antiquity is not a static phenomenon, and scholars are engaged in a persistent quest to upgrade our knowledge and thinking about the ancient past. In the thirty years since publication of the original Caligula there have been considerable scholarly advances in what we know about this emperor specifically, and also about the general period in which he functioned, while newly discovered inscriptions and major archaeological projects have necessitated a rethinking of many of our earlier conclusions about early imperial history. This new edition constitutes a major revision and, in places, a major rewriting, of the original text. Maintaining the reader-friendly structure and organisation of its predecessor, it embodies the latest discoveries and the latest thinking, seeking to make more lucid and comprehensible those aspects of the reign that are particularly daunting to the non-specialist. Like the original, this revised Caligula is intended to satisfy the requirements of the scholarly community while appealing to a broad and general readership.
Author | : Rebecca Weld Bushnell |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2019-05-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1501745573 |
No detailed description available for "Tragedies of Tyrants".
Author | : J. W. Lever |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2019-08-13 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 100063955X |
The domination of the state over the lives of individuals is, arguably, a problem of the present-day world. In this book, first published in 1971, the author finds essentially the same problem in Jacobean tragedy in the shape it assumed during the rise of the first European nation-states. The English dramatists of the early seventeenth century a
Author | : Emma Southon |
Publisher | : Abrams |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2021-03-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 164700232X |
An entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in Ancient Rome In Ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common—murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city, Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic. Caligula was butchered in the theater, Claudius was poisoned at dinner, and Galba was beheaded in the Forum. In one 50-year period, 26 emperors were murdered. But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? In A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman culture, including how perpetrator, victim, and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside Ancient Rome's darkly fascinating history, we see how the Romans viewed life, death, and what it means to be human.