Project Gutenberg 2017-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 583 Boecker, Alexander 14004949 A Probable Italian Source of Shakespeare's "Julius Cæsar" Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Probable Italian Source of Shakespeare's 'Julius Cæsar'" by Alexander Boecker is a scholarly monograph written in the early 20th century. The work examines the potential influences of Orlando Pescetti's Italian tragedy "Cesare" on Shakespeare's "Julius Cæsar," arguing that Pescetti’s play, largely overlooked by previous scholars, may contain significant parallels that suggest Shakespeare drew upon it. The book aims to investigate the similarities between the texts, particularly in character development, themes, and specific narrative elements. The opening of the text introduces Boecker's thesis that Pescetti’s "Cesare" is a probable source for Shakespeare's work. It highlights the need to reevaluate the historical and literary context of Pescetti’s play, first published in Verona in 1594, as it may provide insight into Shakespeare's creative process. The introduction sets out the scope of the study, which will include an analysis of characters, plot similarities, and the use of ancient sources, indicating that the discussion will cover various aspects of both works to support Boecker’s argument regarding Pescetti's influence on Shakespeare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Thesis (Ph. D.) Rome -- In literature Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar -- Sources Pescetti, Orlando, approximately 1556-approximately 1624. Cesare Caesar, Julius -- In literature English drama -- Italian influences PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: History - British Category: History - European 426141 2025-08-22T11:24:47.997871 text/html 428435 2024-10-23T03:03:16 text/html 358881 2025-08-22T11:24:56.843791 application/epub+zip 358840 2025-08-22T11:24:49.704784 application/epub+zip 210650 2025-08-22T11:24:48.818834 application/epub+zip 492731 2025-08-22T11:25:01.295800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513729 2025-08-22T11:24:55.958746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369237 2022-08-25T10:42:10.259340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305789 2025-08-22T11:24:46.637779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285909 2024-10-23T03:03:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17412 2025-08-22T11:25:01.484697 application/rdf+xml 9169 2025-08-22T11:24:48.948800 image/jpeg 1733 2025-08-22T11:24:48.884796 image/jpeg 321460 2025-08-22T11:24:48.028823 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog