But no perfection is so absolute
That some inpurity doth not pollute.”
- William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
The sources ...
The History of Rome, by Livy (full name, Titus Livius), was one of Shakespeare's most important sources for The Rape of Lucrece . Livy (59 BC-AD 17) wrote about early Rome—from its legendary founding in 753 BC to the age of Caesar Augustus, down to about 9 BC. Livy's History—told in 142 volumes, of which thirty-five survive intact and...
The Rape Of Lucrece
That some inpurity doth not pollute.”
- William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
The sources ...
The History of Rome, by Livy (full name, Titus Livius), was one of Shakespeare's most important sources for The Rape of Lucrece . Livy (59 BC-AD 17) wrote about early Rome—from its legendary founding in 753 BC to the age of Caesar Augustus, down to about 9 BC. Livy's History—told in 142 volumes, of which thirty-five survive intact and...
The Rape Of Lucrece