"The Last Roman King" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbm183/ Author: Ward, Ian. Type: Journal Article Year: 2022 Publication Information: Critical Survey 34, no. 4 (2022): 67–92. Annotation: Interprets Cymbeline as allegory for rule of King James I and his constitutional politics. Notes how Cymbeline strikes balance between paying homage to James I’s self-conception as the “New Augustus” while critiquing contemporary reliance on “Roman conceptions of magistracy.” English summary, 67. Language: English Persons: James I Tags: Cymbeline, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare's Milieu WSB Update: Spring 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbm183