Antony and Cleopatra: Language and Writing

by Virginia Mason Vaughan

Book Overview

Reading Antony and Cleopatra is particularly challenging because of Shakespeare's masterful embodiment of Rome and Egypt's contrasting worlds in language, structure, and characterization.
Instead of seeing the interaction of Roman and Egyptian perspectives in Antony and Cleopatra as a type of double image of reality that changes as one moves from one location to another, students often find themselves compelled to pick sides. The more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472504992
• ISBN13: 9781472504999
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"