Shakespeare's multifaceted Antony and Cleopatra has been seen on one hand as a romance about the transcendence of love and, on the other, as a lesson against neglect of duty. Centered on the richly drawn presence of the Egyptian ruler, generations of...
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Shakespeare's multifaceted Antony and Cleopatra has been seen on one hand as a romance about the transcendence of love and, on the other, as a lesson against neglect of duty. Centered on the richly drawn presence of the Egyptian ruler, generations of critics have hailed Cleopatra as one of Shakespeare's greatest literary creations. In this new edition, a new selection of critical essays examines this classic work. A chronology, a bibliography, an index, and an introduction from master scholar Harold Bloom round out this valuable volume
Cover; Contents; Editor's Note; Introduction; The View from out of Rome; Antony and Cleopatra: Action as Imaginative Command; Antony and Cleopatra; "Narcissus in thy face": Roman Desire and the Difference It Fakes in Antony and Cleopatra; Meaning in Motion: Macbeth and Especially Antony and Cleopatra; Pressures of Context in Antony and Cleopatra; Barbers, Infidels, and Renegades: Antony and Cleopatra; Lives and Letters in Antony and Cleopatra; Chronology; Contributors; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index;
