The Reception of Cleopatra in the Age of Mass Media
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The Reception of Cleopatra in the Age of Mass Media

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Reception of Cleopatra in the Age of Mass Media

About this book

This study examines the reception of Cleopatra from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day as it has been reflected in popular culture in the United States of America. Daugherty provides a broad overview of the influence of the Egyptian queen by looking at her presence in film, novels, comics, cartoons, TV shows, music, advertising and toys. The aim of the book is to show the different ways in which the figure of Cleopatra was able to reach a large and non-elite audience. Furthermore, Daugherty makes a study of the reception of Cleopatra during her own lifetime. He begins by looking at her portrayal in the vicious propaganda campaign waged by Octavian against his rival Marc Antony. The consequence was that Cleopatra was left with a tarnished reputation after the civil war. Daugherty's examination of both the historical and contemporary reception of Cleopatra shows the enduring legacy of one of history's most remarkable queens.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Series Page
  5. Title Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 ‘A Lass Unparalleled’
  10. 2 The Femme Fatale
  11. 3 A Kinder, Gentler Cleopatra
  12. 4 Thoroughly Modern Cleopatra
  13. 5 Lizpatra and Its Aftermath
  14. 6 Eighties’ Ladies
  15. 7 The Fantasy Queen of the Nineties
  16. 8 The Twenty-first-Century ‘Authentic’ Cleopatras
  17. 9 The Twenty-first-Century Fantasy Cleopatras
  18. 10 Her Infinite Variety
  19. Notes
  20. Appendices
  21. Index
  22. Copyright