CALPURNIA

kălpûrˈnēə, d. after 44 b.c., Roman matron. The daughter of Lucius Calpurnicus Piso Caesoninus (see under Piso, family), she was married to Julius Caesar in 59 b.c. She was loyal to him despite his many infidelities and his neglect. The picture of her in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is drawn mainly from Plutarch.

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books on: Calpurnia  - 290 results

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Women in Literature: Reading through the Lens of Gender
Book by Jerilyn Fisher, Ellen S. Silber; Greenwood Press, 2003
Subjects: Literature, Modern--History And Criticism, Women In Literature
...where power resides in her community. Calpurnia, the Finch familys African-American...for her, but Scouts relationship with Calpurnia is marked at first by conflict and rebellion...course of the novel, however, she and Calpurnia grow closer. Although Calpurnia has...
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Human Rights in Ancient Rome
Book by Richard A. Bauman; Routledge, 2000
Subjects: Civil Rights--Rome, Human Rights--Rome
...to the citizens remedy under the lex Calpurnia when the lex Acilia was passed? The latter was simply a restatement of the lex Calpurnia ? 52 albeit with some procedural changes...acquitted or convicted under the lex Calpurnia or the lex Junia, such person may not...
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The Genealogy of Women: Studies in Boccaccio's de Mulieribus Claris
Book by Stephen D. Kolsky; Peter Lang, 2003
Subjects: Boccaccio, Giovanni--1313-1375--De Mulieribus Claris, Women In Literature
...Lucretia, keeps Julia, and eliminates Calpurnia, Cornelia, and Marcia. It is interesting...Martia Catonis, Cornelia Pompei, Calpurnia Cesaris dictatoris ( DMC , p.557...dramatic, human situations. The case of Calpurnia does not appear to be so clear-cut...
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Matrona Docta: Educated Women in the Roman Aelite from Cornelia to Julia Domna
Book by Emily A. Hemelrijk; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Rome--Civilization, Rome--Social Life And Customs, Upper Class Women--Education--Rome--History, Upper Class Women--Rome--History, Upper Class Women--Rome--Intellectual Life
...see Williams 1978 306-12. 57 For Calpurnia, see RE 3 Calpurnius 130 col. 1407...when Pliny was in his early forties and Calpurnia probably in her early or mid teens...Pliny was governor of Bithynia. For Calpurnia and her family, see McDermott, W...
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The Letters of Pliny: A Historical and Social Commentary
Book by A. N. Sherwin-White; Clarendon Press, 1966
Subjects: Pliny--The Younger--Correspondence, Pliny--The Younger--Criticism And Interpretation
4. To Calpurnia Date. This note, and its counterpart...summer of 107. Address. For his wife Calpurnia see IV. 1. 1 and 19. 1. occupationibus...pregnancy of VIII. 10-11, of which Calpurnia was unaware. This is the first time...
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journal articles on: Calpurnia  - 19 results

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Panopticism and the Use of "The Other" in to Kill a Mockingbird
Journal article by Rebecca H. Best; The Mississippi Quarterly, Vol. 62, 2009
Subjects: American writers--Criticism and interpretation, American writers--Works, Authors, American--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, American--Works, Lee, Harper--Criticism and interpretation, Lee, Harper--Works, Novels--Criticism and interpretation, To Kill a Mockingbird (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation
...like Tom Robinson, the Cunninghams, Calpurnia, "Boo" Radley, and the Ewells. The...202). From their own experiences with Calpurnia and from the way their neighbors treat...subsections by age and gender. Tom Robinson, Calpurnia, Reverend Sykes, Lula, and the rest...
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The Female Voice in 'To Kill a Mockingbird': Narrative Strategies in Film and Novel
Journal article by Dean Shackelford; The Mississippi Quarterly, Vol. 50, 1996
Subjects: Film adaptations--Analysis, Girls--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Lee, Harper--Criticism, interpretation, etc., To Kill a Mockingbird (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., To Kill a Mockingbird (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...her while Atticus, Miss Maudie, and Calpurnia admire her. Scout comments: "I still...first-grade teacher, Miss Fisher, and Calpurnia, the family cook, babysitter, and...possible -- though admittedly he employs Calpurnia and allows Alexandra to move in with...
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Baptizing Boo: Religion in the Cinematic Southern Gothic
Journal article by Bradley Shaw; The Mississippi Quarterly, Vol. 63, 2010
Subjects: Duvall, Robert--Criticism and interpretation, Filmmakers--Criticism and interpretation, Movie directors--Criticism and interpretation, Religion--Analysis, Religious beliefs--Analysis, Screenwriters--Criticism and interpretation, Sling Blade (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Southern United States--Religious aspects, The Apostle (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Thornton, Billy Bob--Criticism and interpretation
...assisted in his task of child-rearing by Calpurnia, at several points in the film we are...Foote is borrowing a line that Calpurnia delivers in the novel when they carry...ever God blew breath into, murmured Calpurnia, and she spat meditatively into the...
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Julius Caesar in the Cold War: the Houseman-mankiewicz Film
Journal article by Anthony Miller; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 28, 2000
Subjects: Cold War, Culture, Mankiewicz, Joseph, Motion picture criticism, Motion picture industry, Politics, Shakespeare, William (1564-1616), Social conditions & trends, United States
...shows an insolently appreciative eye for Calpurnia (Greer Garson), to his conduct after...capable of fear, and solicitous for Calpurnia. The objects of this affection, the...Caesar agrees to attend the Senate, Calpurnia disappears from the film, retiring into...
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Julius Caesar: Presented by Shakespeare Behind Bars at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex (Tom Dailey, Warden; Cookie Crewes, Interim Warden), LaGrange, Kentucky
Journal article by Amy Scott-Douglass; Shakespeare Bulletin, Vol. 22, 2004
Subjects: Julius Caesar (Play)--Theater reviews, Theater--Theater reviews
...Floyd Vaughn (Caesar), Hal Cobb (Calpurnia, Portia), Sammie Byron (Brutus...also highlights. Originally cast as Calpurnia, Hal Cobb inherited the role of Portia...speech and gesture between Portia and Calpurnia. His performances of the female characters...
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magazine articles on: Calpurnia  - 5 results

 
 
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A Natural Reading Selection
Magazine article by Jessica Rae Patton; E, Vol. 20, July 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Novel)--Book reviews
...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Henry Holt and Company, $16...lives as the girl herself. Not that Calpurnia--or Callie Vee, as shes known to...piano lessons or baking the perfect pie. Calpurnia receives an unexpected education...
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Cleopatra an Enigmatic Icon
Magazine article by Juliet Highet; The Middle East, October 2011
Subjects: Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt--Biography, Queens--Biography
...heavyweight senators like Cicero, to spit: "I hate the queen ... her arrogance." Caesar openly spurned his Roman wife, Calpurnia, installing a gold statue of Cleopatra as Venus in his new temple. He planned to marry her, legitimise their son, and...
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The Rise of Caesarism: The Weakened Roman Republic Was Crushed by Julius Caesar, a Charismatic Military Leader Who Exploited His Popularity with a Roman People Who Desired Security above All Else
Magazine article by Steve Bonta; The New American, Vol. 21, January 10, 2005
Subjects: Caesar, Julius--Criticism and interpretation, Caesar, Julius--History, Rome (Ancient state)--Natural history, Statesmen--Criticism and interpretation, Statesmen--History
...beware of the Ides of March, as the Romans referred to that fateful day. On the eve before his assassination, his wife Calpurnia dreamt that he had been murdered and begged him to stay at home the next day. Yet in spite of all these portents, Caesar...
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Triple Duty: Is Tamara Tunie Today's Busiest Actress?
Magazine article by Kevin Chappell; Ebony, Vol. 60, August 2005
Subjects: Actors--Management, Actors--Performances, Actors--Social aspects, Actresses--Management, Actresses--Performances, Actresses--Social aspects, Tunie, Tamara--Management, Tunie, Tamara--Performances, Tunie, Tamara--Social aspects
...classic in more than 50 years. In her dressing room at the historic Belasco Theatre after a sold-out show, Tunie, who plays Calpurnia, was full of energy. While the 46-year old admits that bouncing between two television shows and a big-budget Broadway...
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An American Daughter
Magazine article by Wendy Wasserstein; American Theatre, Vol. 14, September 1997
Subjects: Drama
...have you known the nominee? JUDITH: We went to high school at Farmington. We met in a production of Julius Caesar. I was Calpurnia and she was Portia. TIMBER: Interesting foreshadowing of political betrayal. JUDITH: We also had a girl group at dances...


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newspaper articles on: Calpurnia  - 11 results

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Book an Award- Winning Adventure Book an Award- Winning Adventure
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 17, 2010
Subjects: Books--Achievements and awards, Caldecott Medal, Literary prizes, Michael L. Printz Award, Newbery Honor, Newbery Medal, Newbery medal books
...2009) $17.95 Coretta Scott King Award "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly (Henry Holt and Company, 2009...2009) $17.95 Coretta Scott King Award "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly (Henry Holt and Company, 2009...
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Book Picks
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), April 5, 2010
Subjects: Darwin, Charles
Book Picks. Byline: EDUCATION EXTRA The Register-Guard The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate By Jacqueline Kelly 2009 Ages 9 and up In "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate," author Jacqueline Kelly gives us Callie Vee, who narrates the story...
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A Double Dose of Drama
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), February 5, 2010
...Faversham is at Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold, from February 11 to March 6. The box office number is 0845 330 3565 Denise Orita as Calpurnia in To Kill A Mockingbird Director Tim Baker in rehearsal with the cast of To Kill A Mockingbird Director Terry Hands
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Pub Quiz
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), March 5, 2006
...Which is the odd one out - Honey Rider, Foxy Cleopatra, Solitaire, May Day? 3. Which Roman emperor had a wife called Calpurnia? 4. Agent Jack Bauer is the lead character in which TV series? 5. What three words were printed on 1984s best selling...
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Noma Brings Warmth to the Winter; from a Sun-Kissed Land to the Winter's Tale Is Noma Dumezweni's Life in a Nutshell, as David Whetstone Explains
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 17, 2009
Subjects: The Winter's Tale (Play)
...speaking." Clearly Noma has carried all these lessons with her as far as the RSC where, in Newcastle, she is also playing Calpurnia in Julius Caesar. But what of Paulina, a female rock of reason in the fractious court of King Leontes, a husband consumed...
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encyclopedia articles on: Calpurnia  - 3 results

 
 
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Calpurnia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CALPURNIA kalpur ne , d. after 44 b.c., Roman matron. The daughter of Lucius Calpurnicus Piso Caesoninus (see under Piso , family...
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Caesar, Julius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Crassus were jealous of each other, but Caesar by force of personality kept the arrangement going. In 59 b.c. he married Calpurnia . In the same year, as consul, he secured the passage of an agrarian law providing Campanian lands for 20,000 poor citizens...
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Piso
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PISO pi so, distinguished family of the ancient Roman gens Calpurnia. One of the best-known members was Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, d. after 43 b.c., father-in-law of Julius Caesar...


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