Antony and Cleopatra: A Critical Reader
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Antony and Cleopatra: A Critical Reader

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eBook - ePub

Antony and Cleopatra: A Critical Reader

About this book

Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Essays from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making the books ideal companions for study and research. 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.

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Information

Publisher
The Arden Shakespeare
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781350215528
eBook ISBN
9781350049918
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Shakespeare Drama
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Series Title
  4. Title Page
  5. Contents 
  6. Series Introduction
  7. Notes on Contributors
  8. Timeline
  9. Introduction Domenico Lovascio
  10. 1 The Critical Backstory Daniel Cadman
  11. 2 Performance History Maddalena Pennacchia
  12. 3 The State of the Art Domenico Lovascio
  13. 4 New Directions: After Decorum: Self-Performance and Political Liminality in Antony and Cleopatra Curtis Perry
  14. 5 New Directions: Determined Things: The Historical Reconstruction of Character in Antony and Cleopatra John E. Curran Jr
  15. 6 New Directions: Creative Misreadings and Memorial Constructions: The North Face of Alexandria Julia Griffin
  16. 7 New Directions: The Passion of Cleopatra: Her Sexuality, Suffering and Resurrections in The Mummy and Ramses the Damned Sarah Olive
  17. 8 Resources for Teaching and Studying Antony and Cleopatra Paul Innes
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. Imprint