“Wilder has brought to his character the warmth which was totally lacking in the Caesar of schoolbooks and Shakespeare, and in his hero’s destruction there is the true catharsis.” — Atlantic
“No one but a boldly imaginative writer would have ventured to do this, and no one without Mr. Wilder’s extraordinary literary power and his adequate scholarship would have succeeded so brilliantly. The Ides of March is a fascinating book, and while it owes some of its fascination to the period with which it deals, perhaps the most exciting of our history, a great deal of its charm is entirely the author’s, who manages to depict with high effectiveness a number of vivid, glowing and powerful personalities who meet in crowded conflict in the last few months of a great man’s life.” — New York Herald Tribune
“What distinguishes [The Ides of March] is a rich, shrewd and glowing characterization of Caesar’s restless mind.” — New York Times
“Not only the stature of Caesar but also his tragedy is suggested, and the tragedy is the more impressive because it is never stated. It arises from the total impression of this short, witty and extremely serious book.” — Times Literary Supplement [London]
“Full of the wisdom of the ages—as well as satirical observations on man’s political instability, loves, joys and terrors. . . . The Ides of March has that incomparable quality plus the qualities which make a good historical novel always popular. There is emotional intrigue in it, illicit as well as devoted love, and a rich and highly colored background.” — Chicago Tribune
