Antony and Cleopatra: A Critical Reader
The Arden Shakespeare (Verlag)
978-1-350-21552-8 (ISBN)
Key features include:
- Essays on the play’s critical and performance history
- A keynote essay on current research and thinking about the play
- A selection of new essays by leading scholars
- A survey of resources to direct students’ further reading about the play in print and online
Antony and Cleopatra is among Shakespeare’s most enduringly popular tragedies. A theatrical piece of extraordinary political power, it also features one of his most memorable couples. Both intellectually and emotionally challenging, Antony and Cleopatra also tests the boundaries of theatrical representation. This volume offers a stimulating and accessible guide to the play that takes stock of the past and current situation of scholarship while simultaneously opening up fresh, thought-provoking critical perspectives.
Domenico Lovascio is Researcher in English Literature at the University of Genoa, Italy.
Series Introduction
Timeline
Introduction: Domenico Lovascio (Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy)
The Critical Backstory: Daniel Cadman (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
Performance History: Maddalena Pennacchia (Università di Roma Tre)
The State of Art: Domenico Lovascio (Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy)
New Directions: After Decorum: Self-Performance and Political Liminality in Antony and Cleopatra: Curtis Perry (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA)
New Directions: Determin’d Things: The Historical Reconstruction of Character in Antony and Cleopatra: John E. Curran Jr. (Marquette University, USA)
New Directions: Creative Misreadings in Antony and Cleopatra: Julia Griffin (Georgia Southern University, USA)
New Directions: The Passion of Cleopatra: Her Sexuality, Suffering and Resurrections in The Mummy and Ramses the Damned: Sarah Olive (University of York, UK)
Resources for Teaching and Studying Antony and Cleopatra: Paul Innes (University of Gloucestershire, UK)
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 30.07.2021 |
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Reihe/Serie | Arden Early Modern Drama Guides |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
Gewicht | 322 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 1-350-21552-X / 135021552X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-21552-8 / 9781350215528 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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