Caesar in the USA

Caesar in the USA

by Wyke, Maria

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"The figure of Julius Caesar has loomed large in the United States since its very beginning, admired and evoked as a gateway to knowledge of politics, war, and even national life. In this lively and perceptive book, the first to examine Caesar's place in modern American culture, Maria Wyke investigates how his use has intensified in periods of political crisis, when the occurrence of assassination, war, dictatorship, totalitarianism or empire appears to give him fresh relevance. Her fascinating…

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  • Full title :Caesar in the USA / Maria Wyke.

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"The figure of Julius Caesar has loomed large in the United States since its very beginning, admired and evoked as a gateway to knowledge of politics, war, and even national life. In this lively and perceptive book, the first to examine Caesar's place in modern American culture, Maria Wyke investigates how his use has intensified in periods of political crisis, when the occurrence of assassination, war, dictatorship, totalitarianism or empire appears to give him fresh relevance. Her fascinating discussion shows how--from the Latin classroom to the Shakespearean stage, from cinema, television and the comic book to the internet--Caesar is mobilized in the U.S. as a resource for acculturation into the American present, as a prediction of America's future, or as a mode of commercial profit and great entertainment"--Provided by publisher

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2012.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 306 pages cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780520273917, 0520273915
  • oclc:ocn777327496
  • LC Classification:DG262
  • Dewey Decimal:306.20973

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Education -- Maturation -- Americanization -- Militarism -- pt. 2. Political culture -- Dictatorship -- Totalitarianism -- Presidential power -- Empire.

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Subjects

Caesar, Gaius Iulius Caesar, Julius Civilization -- Classical influences History Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Kultur Political culture Political culture -- History. -- United… Politische Kultur United States United States -- Civilization USA

Writers

Wyke, Maria

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