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The Arden Shakespeare Third Ser.: Antony and Cleopatra : Third Series by William Shakespeare (1995, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Antony and Cleopatra (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series) by William Shakespeare [Paperback]
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101904271014
ISBN-139781904271017
eBay Product ID (ePID)2663063
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAntony and Cleopatra : Third Series
Publication Year1995
SubjectShakespeare, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorWilliam Shakespeare
Subject AreaDrama
SeriesThe Arden Shakespeare Third Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.3 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews'Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy, and a fascinating examination of the devious intricascies of politics.', "Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy, and a fascinating examination of the devious intricascies of politics." -- Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 12.05.10 "The play is a wry examination of the wonder and the absurdity of love in middle ages." -- Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 12.05.10 "Shakespeare's Antony is a charismatic leader, a reckless politician and a desperate, lust driven lover, with a touch of a demigod." -- John Peter, Sunday Times, 16.05.10 "it combines hard politics with erotic fascination" -- Libby Purves, The Times, 15.10.10 "Cleopatra's speech in which she mourns for Antony and 'transforms a vainglorious old roue into a god in perhaps the most transcendentally beautiful verse Shakespeare ever wrote.'" -- Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 15.10.10 "easily Shakespeare's finest historical foray" -- Paul Callan, Daily Express, 15.10.10 "The legendary sex bomb Cleopatra, one of the toughest as well as the most fascinating of Shakespeare's heroines" -- Georgina Brown, Mail on Sunday, 24.10.10 "This is a tragedy of love poisoned by politics and politics betrayed for love" -- John Peter, Sunday Times, 24.10.10 "Shakespeare's tragedy of passion, politics, and performance" -- Lyn Gardner, Guardian, 16.12.10 "'...after all, this is a play about delusions and illusions, about the love affair between a drama queen and a great warrior who manages to botch everything he touches, including his own death'." -- Lyn Gardner, Guardian, 16.12.10 "It's the die-hard lust for life and sheer overblown poetry of its middle aged lovers that makes 'Antony and Cleopatra' the hedonist's favourite tragedy." -- Caroline McGinn, Time Out London, 16.12.10
Series Volume Number3
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentList of illustrations General Editors? preface Preface Acknowledgements Introduction - Jacobean performance - The question of unity - The question of structure - The question of moral judgement - The question of the tragic - Language and style - The sources - The date of composition - The text ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Longer notes Appendix: Folio lineation Abbreviations and References Index
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisJohn Wilders - literary advisor to the BBC TV Shakespeare series - brings thorough scholarship and a practical understanding of performance needs to this new edition. Clarity, accessibility and rigour are the hallmarks of an edition which will provide invaluable guidance for all its readers. "This edition has a very helpful introduction and good clear text, as well as the exceptionally excellent and detailed notes." Dr Michael Herbert, St Andrews University '?a useful treatment of a complex play' Barry Gaines, University of New Mexico, Shakespeare Quarterly, John Wilders - literary advisor to the BBC TV Shakespeare series - brings thorough scholarship and a practical understanding of performance needs to this new edition. Clarity, accessibility and rigour are the hallmarks of an edition which will provide invaluable guidance for all its readers. "This edition has a very helpful introduction and good clear text, as well as the exceptionally excellent and detailed notes." Dr Michael Herbert, St Andrews University ''a useful treatment of a complex play'Barry Gaines, University of New Mexico, Shakespeare Quarterly, "This edition has a very helpful introduction and good clear text, as well as the exceptionally excellent and detailed notes." Dr Michael Herbert, St Andrews University ''a useful treatment of a complex play' Barry Gaines, University of New Mexico, Shakespeare Quarterly John Wilders - literary advisor to the BBC TV Shakespeare series - brings thorough scholarship and a practical understanding of performance needs to this new edition. Clarity, accessibility and rigour are the hallmarks of an edition which will provide invaluable guidance for all its readers., John Wilders, literary advisor to the BBC TV Shakespeare series, brings thorough scholarship and a practical understanding of performance needs to this new edition. Clarity, accessibility and rigour are the hallmarks of an edition which will provide invaluable guidance for all its readers...The Arden Shakespeare has long set the gold standard in annotated, scholarly editions of the plays. Each Arden edition offers a modernised text with comprehensive commentary notes glossing meanings, discussing staging issues and explaining literary allusions, together with a lengthy, illustrated introduction by a leading scholar exploring the play's critical, theatrical and historical contexts...Praise for Arden's Antony and Cleopatra:..'This edition has a very helpful introduction and good clear text, as well as the exceptionally excellent and detailed notes.' Dr Michael Herbert, St Andrews University
LC Classification NumberPR
