This collection of twenty original essays will expand the critical contexts in which Antony and Cleopatra can be enjoyed as both literature and theater.
The essays, together with a substantial Introduction, offer a controversial, lively re-reading of one of Shakespeare's major tragedies.
Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and emotions, Antony And Cleopatra ranks among Shakespeare's supreme achievements.
Passion, politics, love and death combine in a novel of the legendary love triangle between the three leaders of Rome: Cleopatra, Mark Antony and Octavian.
A seventh installment in the popular Masters of Rome series retells the story of Antony and Cleopatra from a meticulously researched perspective that features detailed historical and psychological details about the love affair that ...
In this final novel in the Roman series, McCullough turns her attention to the legendary romance of Antony and Cleopatra.
The epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of CAESAR. The love affair between Antony and Cleopatra is one of the...
Retold as a fun story. 8 yrs+
Discusses "Antony and Cleopatra" within its historical context, examines the play's characters, and includes quotes from the original story.
William Shakespeare’s great Roman tragedy of adultery amid political conflict is now available in a richly documented and illustrated Norton Critical Edition.
This volume offers a stimulating and accessible guide to the play that takes stock of the past and current situation of scholarship while simultaneously opening up fresh, thought-provoking critical perspectives.
Philo. Nay, but this dotage of our GeneralsOre-flowes the measure: those his goodly eyesThat o're the Files and Musters of the Warre,Haue glow'd like plated Mars:Now bend, now turneThe Office and Deuotion of their viewVpon a Tawny Front.
Kiernan's section on Antony and Cleopatra provides some detailed analysis of Shakespeare's use of Plutarch. Martindale, Charles and Michelle, Shakespeare and the Uses of Antiquity (London: Routledge, 1990).
Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Annotated Shakespeare series enables today's readers to understand and enjoy the plays of the world's greatest dramatist.
The authoritative edition of Antony and Cleopatra from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version ...
Provide just the right balance for the study of language, imagery and theatricality, and of character and context, enabling students to gain a clear understanding of the text.
Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and emotions, Antony And Cleopatra ranks among Shakespeare's supreme achievements.
In Antony and Cleopatra, preeminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond the romantic narratives of Shakespeare and Hollywood to create a nuanced and historically acute portrayal of his subjects.
Discusses the plot, characters, and historical background of the Shakespeare play. Suggested level: secondary.