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ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA : Unabridged (Dover Thrift Editions)
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 048640062X
- ISBN 13
- 9780486400624
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About This Item
Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1998. Dover Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW w/trace discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/NF; strong w/a whisper of shelfwear. 1998, Dover Thrift Edition, First Thus. Unabridged text as published in The Caxton Edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Antony & Cleopatra (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra), major tragedy by Shakespeare first performed circa 1607, & first in print 1623. Drama based on Thomas North's 1579 English translation of Plutarch Lives (in Ancient Greek). Story of Cleopatra & Mark Antony from the time of the Sicilian revolt through Cleopatra's suicide during the War of Actium. Main antagonist is Octavius Caesar,1st emperor of the Roman Empire. Set in the Roman Republic & Ptolemaic Egypt. Life of Roman outstanding general Mark Anthony, expected to wife the Emperor's sister Octavius while passionately drawn to Cleopatra, alluring "Queen of the Nile" & offerings of her hedonistic court. Shakespearean poetical narrative of collision between values of two contrasting cultures portrays the complex & ever present paradox in life as men & women in quest of irreconcilable ideals. 115 pgs, preceded by Dramatis Personae in 5 Acts. Fine copy.
Synopsis
A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters--the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Roman leader Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of his passion for her, is a man torn between pleasure and virtue, between sensual indolence and duty . . . between an empire and love. Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and emotions, Antony And Cleopatra ranks among Shakespeare's supreme achievements.From the Paperback edition.
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- Title
- ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA : Unabridged (Dover Thrift Editions)
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Dover Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 048640062X
- ISBN 13
- 9780486400624
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Place of Publication
- Mineola, NY
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 115
- Keywords
- Drama, Skakespeare, Play, English Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama; English Literature;
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