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For a Handful of Books•Season 18•Episode 4

Julius Caesar (by William Shakespeare)

Feb 28, 201547 min

Julius Caesar is a masterpiece by the Bard that, by telling us a story of ancient Rome, becomes a very current metaphor of power. Shakespeare declines this metaphor by making us understand the ruthlessness of those who, out of ambition, pursue maximum power. Ruthlessness that

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Neruda's Postman (by Antonio Skármeta)

The Componenda Bubble (by Andrea Camilleri)

Amsterdam (di Ian McEwan)

Julius Caesar (by William Shakespeare)

Pereira Supports (by Antonio Tabucchi)

The Ball (by Irene Nemirovsky)

The Gambler (by Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Franny and Zooey (by Jerome D. Salinger)

The Threepenny Opera (by Bertolt Brecht)

Our Man in Havana (by Graham Greene)

A Year on the Plateau (by Emilio Lussu)

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Episode Summary

"Julius Caesar (by William Shakespeare)" is episode 4 of For a Handful of Books season 18. It aired on February 28, 2015.

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