| Antony and Cleopatra Revised Edition Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Barnet, Sylvan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0451527135 ISBN-13: 9780451527134 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: This reissue of this popular Shakespeare classic features a New Overview of Shakespeare's works by Sylvan Barnet, former Chairman of the English Department at Tufts University; an updated bibliography; suggested references; and stage and film history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Fiction | Classics - Drama | European - Italian |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 98007913 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Series: Signet Classic Shakespeare |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.2" W x 6.7" (0.35 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Signet Classics edition of the tragedy that features one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters. A magnificent drama of passion and war, this riveting play presents the complicated relationship between the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leader Mark Antony, a man torn between an empire and love. This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: - An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater - A special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet - A selection from Plutarch's Lives of Noble Grecians and Romans, the source from which Shakespeare derived Antony and Cleopatra - Dramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, A. C. Bradley, John F. Danby, and others - A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions - Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text - And more... |