| Et Tu, Brute?: The Deaths of the Roman Emperors Contributor(s): Novak, Jason (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393635732 ISBN-13: 9780393635737 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Pictorial - Biography & Autobiography - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017054871 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 7.1" (0.65 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A work of cartoon history with a touch of Edward Gorey's dark wit, Et Tu, Brute? is an irreverent, illustrated compendium of the deaths of all the Roman emperors, from Augustus to Romulus Augustulus. Here in all their glory are Nero (stabbing himself in the throat), Tiberius (smothered in his sleep by his successor), Caligula (killed by his own praetorian guard), Claudius (fed poisonous mushrooms by his wife), Commodus (strangled by his wrestling partner), Antoninus (died of a surfeit of cheese), and many more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Novak, Jason: - Jason Novak is a cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, the Paris Review, the Rumpus, and the Believer. He lives in Oakland, California. |