Julius Caesar • 2013 - Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Suggested Readings
Most of the books suggested here are available to peruse in our Teacher Resource Center,
open after Teacher Workshops and by appointment
SUGGESTED READINGS
Baldwin, Lacey Treason in Tudor England: Politics and Paranoia Princeton, 1986 This wonderfully entertaining and
informative book tells the story of several would-be traitors during the Tudor period.
Barton, John Playing Shakespeare London,1986 A bible for Shakespearean actors, this classic book by John Barton (of
Royal Shakespeare Company fame) offers any reader with an interest in Shakespeare’s words an insider’s insight into making
Shakespeare’s language comprehensible.
Bevington, David, ed The Complete Works of Shakespeare New York, 1997 A compendium of Shakespeare’s complete
works, with an excellent, readable introduction and clearly written footnotes.
Bloom, Allan Shakespeare’s Politics New York, 1964 In essays looking at Julius Caesar, Othello, and The Merchant of
Venice, “the other” Bloom presents Shakespeare as a profoundly political Renaissance dramatist.
Bloom, Harold, ed Major Literary Characters: Julius Caesar New York, 1993 An exploration of Caesar as a literary
character.
Boose, Lynda E , and Richard Burt Shakespeare, the Movie: Popularizing the Plays on Film, TV, and Video. London,
1997 A valuable resource in teaching a wide variety of film adaptations, and especially the film adaptations of the 1990s.
The first chapter provides an examination of the proliferation of film adaptations in the ’90s that appeal to both teachers and
students, and a useful overview of the styles of film adaptations that have evolved.
Brockbank, Philip, ed Players of Shakespeare, Volumes 1–6 Cambridge (1988–2007) Written by famous actors
about the Shakespearean roles they have performed on the English stage, this collection of personal essays offers the reader
a privileged look inside the characters and the artist’s craft.
Bullough, Geoffrey, ed Narrative and Dramatic Sources of Shakespeare, Vol. 5 New York, 1964 The classic reference
detailing Shakespeare’s sources. Out of print, this multi-volume resource is well worth searching for in a library or used
book stores/sites.
Cartmell, Deborah Interpreting Shakespeare on Screen New York, 2000 Focus on film and violence, gender, sexuality,
race and nationalism as they pertain to the analysis of film adaptations of plays like Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About
Nothing, Othello, The Tempest, and Henry V.
Christel, Mary T , and Scott Sullivan Lesson Plans for Creating Media-rich Classrooms Urbana, IL, 2007 Scott Williams’s
lesson plans for creating movie trailers are included in this collection.
Dakin, Mary Ellen Reading Shakespeare Film First Urbana, IL, 2013 A comprehensive overview of ways to use film to
enhance the study of any play with students at every level.
Davis, James E , and Ronald E Salomone Teaching Shakespeare Today: Practical Approaches and Productive
Strategies Urbana, IL,1993 This text is similar in format to Teaching Shakespeare into the Twenty-first Century. In combination,
they provide the greatest wealth of teaching ideas, including the use of film.
Dean, Leonard F , ed Twentieth Century Interpretations of Julius Caesar. Englewood Cliffs, 1968 A collection of critical
essays and commentary on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
indicates a focus on methods for teaching Shakespeare through film.
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