Antony and Cleopatra: A Guide to the Play

by Joan Lord Hall

In Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare dramatizes the classical love story of the Roman general and the Egyptian queen, their fatal romance, and the power struggle that leads to the triumph of Octavius Caesar. While the play has much to offer, it is also one of Shakespeare's least accessible tragedies. It can baffle readers with its difuseness and multiple perspectives, or intimidate directors eager to do justice to its huge canvass without...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313311579
• ISBN13: 9780313311574
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"