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Julius Caesar (from Sourcebooks, Inc.)
William Shakespeare
Robert Ormsby, University of Toronto

ISBN-10: 0321436806
ISBN-13: 9780321436801

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper
Published: 07/26/2006

Suggested retail price: $11.80
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Longman introduces a remarkable new way of experiencing the Bard's timeless work with Julius Caesar: The Sourcebooks Shakespeare, a revolutionary book + CD format.

 

For the first time ever, text, audio, and illustration come together in The Sourcebooks Shakespeare series.  These ground-breaking titles offer the complete text of a Shakespearean play–in this case, Julius Caesar–accompanied by an audio CD, narrated by acclaimed actor Sir Derek Jacobi and featuring recordings of key scenes from notable stage and film productions.  The CD's allow students to compare and contrast various actors’ portrayals of the characters and different interpretations of the play. 

 

Edited by Shakespeare scholars and theater professionals, David Bevington, Barbara Gaines, and Peter Holland, the plays are augmented with extensive explanatory and production notes.  Rich illustrations enliven the text with photographs of memorable performances, costume designs, and set renderings.    

 

Use The Sourcebooks Shakespeare titles on their own or package one with selected Longman anthologies at no additional cost to students with a special package ISBN.  Other Sourcebooks Shakespeare titles available include:  Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Richard III, King Lear, and Much Ado About Nothing.

  • The full text of the play is provided along with extensive explanatory notes on facing pages.  Line-referenced audio indexing highlights the scenes featured on the accompanying CD.  
  • Narrated by noted actor Sir Derek Jacobi, the CD features 48 audio excerpts of key scenes and speeches from multiple productions.  The recordings allow students to compare different interpretations of the play and its characters, including Orson Welles as Cassius, Richard Dreyfuss as Mark Antony, and Stacey Keach as Brutus.
  • Photographs of notable performances appear every few pages bringing the plays to life. 
  • Illustrated costume designs and set renderings, production notes, and cast interviews take the reader inside the stage experience.   
  • Three essays on various productions of Julius Caesar include essay examples. 
  • In the text and on the CD, Andrew Wade, voice coach of the Royal Shakespeare Company shares his expertise on reading and speaking the language of Shakespeare.

Contents

 

On the CD

 

Note from the Series Editors

 

In Production: Julius Caesar through the Years

by Rob Ormsby

 

As Performed: Produced By Theatre for a New Audience at the Lucille Lortel Theatre In New York City in 2003

by Jeffrey Horowitz

 

“O, What a Fall Was There, My Countrymen!”: Julius Caesar in Popular Culture

by Douglas Lanier

 

JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare

 

The Cast Speaks: The 2005 Cast from the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

by Marie Macaisa

 

A Voice Coach’s Perspective on Shakespeare: Keeping Shakespeare Practical

by Andrew Wade

 

In the Age of Shakespeare

by Thomas Garvey

 

Working with Audio in the Classroom

by Jeremy Ehrlich

 

Acknowledgments

Audio Credits

Photo Credits

About the Contributors

 

“On the CD” Contents:

The audio selections bring Shakespeare’s words to life, showing you different ways in which speeches have been interpreted by some of the greatest Shakespeareans of all time.

 

On the CD

1. Introduction to the Sourcebooks Shakespeare Julius Caesar Derek Jacobi

Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 2—24

2. Narration by Derek Jacobi

3. Harold Gould as Caesar, Jack Coleman as Casca, Bonnie Bedelia as Calphurnia, Richard Dreyfuss as Mark Antony, Basil Langton as Soothsayer, Stacey Keach as Brutus, John de Lancie as Cassius

L.A. Theatre Works – 1995

4. John Moffat as Caesar, Brian Haines as Casca, Jennie Goossens as Calphurnia, Peter Finch as Mark Antony, Dennis Shaw as Soothsayer, Patrick Wymark as Brutus, Tenniel Evans as Cassius

Living Shakespeare – 1962

Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 298—312

5. Narration by Derek Jacobi

6. Orson Welles as Cassius

Mercury Theatre – 1938

7. John de Lancie as Cassius

L.A. Theatre Works – 1995

Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 46—58

8. Narration by Derek Jacobi

9. George Coulouris as Brutus

Mercury Theatre – 1938

10. John Bowe as Brutus

Arkangel Shakespeare – 2003

Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 154—184

11. Narration by Derek Jacobi

12. Richard Baer as Decius, Orson Welles as Cassius, George Coulouris as Brutus

Mercury Theatre – 1938

13. John Vickery as Decius, John de Lancie as Cassius, Stacey Keach as Brutus

L.A. Theatre Works – 1995

Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 233—304

14. Narration by Derek Jacobi

15. Margaret Curtis as Portia, George Coulouris as Brutus

Mercury Theatre – 1938

16. JoBeth Williams as Portia, Stacey Keach as Brutus

L.A. Theatre Works – 1995

Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 13—56

17. Narration by Derek Jacobi

18. Shirley Dixon as Calphurnia, Michael Feast as Caesar

Arkangel Shakespeare – 2003

19. Jennie Goossens as Calphurnia, John Moffatt as Caesar, Peter Williams as the Servant

Living Shakespeare – 1962

Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 66—84

20. Narration by Derek Jacobi

21. Harold Gould as Caesar, Rudy Hornish as Cinna, John Vickery as Decius, Jack Coleman as Casca, Stacey Keach as Brutus

L.A. Theatre Works – 1995

22. John Moffatt as Caesar, Peter Ellis as Cinna, Peter Williams as Decius, Brian Haines as Casca, Patrick Wymark as Brutus

Living Shakespeare – 1962

Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 254—275

23. Narration by Derek Jacobi

24. Orson Welles as Mark Antony

Mercury Theatre – 1938

25. Adrian Lester as Mark Antony

Arkangel Shakespeare – 2003

26. Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Mark Antony

Rare archival footage – 1906

Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 12—41

27. Narration by Derek Jacobi

28. George Coulouris as Brutus

Mercury Theatre – 1938

29. Patrick Wymark as Brutus

Living Shakespeare – 1962

Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 66—101

30. Narration by Derek Jacobi

31. Orson Welles as Mark Antony

Mercury Theatre – 1938

32. Adrian Lester as Mark Antony

Arkangel Shakespeare – 2003

33. Simon Russell Beale as Mark Antony

Naxos

Act 3, Scene 3 Lines 1—34

34. Narration by Derek Jacobi

35. Richard Baer as Cinna the Poet

Mercury Theatre – 1938

36. Arthur Hankey as Cinna the Poet and Lee Arenberg, Josh Fradon, and Marnie Mosiman as Plebeians

L.A. Theatre Works – 1995

Act 4, Scene 2, Lines 137-170

37. Narration by Derek Jacobi

38. Orson Welles as Cassius, George Coulouris as Brutus

Mercury Theatre – 1938

39. John de Lancie as Cassius, Stacey Keach as Brutus

L.A. Theatre Works – 1995

Act 5, Scene 3, Lines 23—50

40. Narration by Derek Jacobi

41. Orson Welles as Cassius, Erskine Sanford as Pindarus

Mercury Theatre – 1938

42. John de Lancie as Cassius, Paul Winfield as Pindarus

L.A. Theatre Works – 1995

Act 5, Scene 5, Lines 31—51 and Lines 67—74

43. Narration by Derek Jacobi

44. John Bowe and Adrian Lester 51

Arkangel Shakespeare – 2003

45. Patrick Wymark and Peter Finch 51

Living Shakespeare – 1962

46. Introduction to Speaking Shakespeare by Derek Jacobi

47. Speaking Shakespeare by Andrew Wade with Drew Cortese

48. Conclusion by Derek Jacobi

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