{"product_id":"9781788312967","title":"Reviving Cicero in Drama : From the Ancient World to the Modern Stage","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eReviving Cicero in Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gesine Manuwald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe influence of Cicero is everywhere to be found. His rhetorical and philosophical writings have made an inescapable impact on the history of western culture, impressing figures such as Augustine, Jerome, Petrarch, Erasmus, Martin Luther, John Locke, David Hume, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Despite his wide appeal, until now no study has yet offered a comprehensive overview of 'Cicero' as a character in stage plays in the early modern and modern periods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book of its kind to discuss Cicero's reception on stage, it includes works by Ben Jonson (1611, \u003ci\u003eCatiline His Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e), Voltaire (1752,\u003ci\u003e Rome sauvée, ou Catilina\u003c\/i\u003e), Richard Cumberland (1761, \u003ci\u003eThe Banishment of Cicero\u003c\/i\u003e), Henry Bliss (1847, \u003ci\u003eCicero, A drama\u003c\/i\u003e) and, most recently, Mike Poulton (\u003ci\u003eImperium\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the novels of Robert Harris in 2017). Through a chapter-by-chapter account of each play in turn, every oeuvre is placed in its historical and cultural context; the plots are discussed in relation to the ancient sources. These analyses demonstrate how the presentation and assessment of the figure of Cicero develop over time and how this character is exploited for varying political statements. The wealth of material in this book is vital reading for scholars of Classics, drama and literary studies as well as historians of ideas and of the early modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“This book will be a boon to scholars of theater history, particularly the history of theater in Europe. Recommended.” —\u003ci\u003eCHOICE  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781788312967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"I.B. Tauris","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40690266767566,"sku":"9781788312967","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_34a474d6-c8a7-4b38-85a2-45da5d6232f6.jpg?v=1640408680","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781788312967","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}