Et Tu, Brute? by Greg Woolf
Beginning with Caesar's legendary political assassination, immortalized in art and literature through the ages, Woolf delivers a remarkable meditation on Caesar's murder as it echoes down the corridors of history, affecting notions and acts of political violence to our day.
[A] learned and lively account-- James Buchan * The Guardian *
Stimulating. -- Peter Jones * Sunday Telegraph *
Greg Woolf's short tome explores the phenomenon of assassination in the context of Rome and the reasons why the death of one ambitious military commander should have had such a timeless impact on popular culture. -- Ian Bruce * Glasgow Herald *
Woolf combines a historical reconstruction of the events on the Ides of March with a swift overview of political murder in the ensuing two millennia and a survey of how the assassination has been portrayed in art and literature. It is an ambitious task to undertake in fewer than 300 pages, but Woolf succeeds admirably in resurrecting the real Caesar and in interpreting the images of him that later generations have created. -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *
What was intended as direct action to restore democracy resulted in dictatorship. We have conflicting accounts and Woolf admits that they are not reconcilable, but applies common sense to the known facts and imaginatively puts them in historical perspective. -- Iain Finlayson * The Times *
Stimulating. -- Peter Jones * Sunday Telegraph *
Greg Woolf's short tome explores the phenomenon of assassination in the context of Rome and the reasons why the death of one ambitious military commander should have had such a timeless impact on popular culture. -- Ian Bruce * Glasgow Herald *
Woolf combines a historical reconstruction of the events on the Ides of March with a swift overview of political murder in the ensuing two millennia and a survey of how the assassination has been portrayed in art and literature. It is an ambitious task to undertake in fewer than 300 pages, but Woolf succeeds admirably in resurrecting the real Caesar and in interpreting the images of him that later generations have created. -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *
What was intended as direct action to restore democracy resulted in dictatorship. We have conflicting accounts and Woolf admits that they are not reconcilable, but applies common sense to the known facts and imaginatively puts them in historical perspective. -- Iain Finlayson * The Times *
Greg Woolf is Professor of Ancient History, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674026841 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674026845 |
| Title | Et Tu, Brute? |
| Author | Greg Woolf |
| Series | Profiles In History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2007-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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