Antony and Cleopatra

Reading Antony and Cleopatra is particularly challenging because of Shakespeare's masterful embodiment of Rome and Egypt's contrasting worlds in language, structure, and characterization. Instead of seeing the interaction of Roman and Egyptian perspectives in Antony and Cleopatra as a type of double image of reality that changes as one moves from one location to another, students often find themselves compelled to pick sides. The more romantic opt for Cleopatra as the most sympathetic character, while the pragmatists dismiss her lifestyle as self-indulgent. The central challenge in reading th.

שנה

2015

שפה

English

הוצאה

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

מהדורות

6

עמודים

184

ISBN

9781408184516

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata