“NOT THAT I LOVED CAESAR LESS, BUT THAT I LOVED ROME MORE”: THE POLITICS OF FRIENDSHIP IN JULIUS CAESAR
“NOT THAT I LOVED CAESAR LESS, BUT THAT I LOVED ROME MORE”: THE POLITICS OF FRIENDSHIP IN JULIUS CAESAR
Author(s): Yağmur TatarSubject(s): Politics, Theoretical Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Other Language Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: Cicero; Derrida; friendship; politics; Shakespeare;
Summary/Abstract: Through a close examination of the notion of friendship and its intimate connection to politics, the present study aims to discover the intricate ways in which friendship is portrayed in relation to virtue, enmity, and politics in one of Shakespeare’s most politically-charged tragedies, “Julius Caesar”. With a systematic reading of the ancient inquiries on friendship, the study particularly investigates the Shakespearean idea of friendship through the Derridean dichotomy of the friend and its inevitable bond to the enemy.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 28/2022
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 21-28
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English