Description
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English at the University of Sussex, this edition presents one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, a spectacular and wide-ranging drama of love and war, passion and politics. Antony is divided between the responsibilities of imperial power and the intensity of his sexual relationship with Cleopatra. Various at once generous and ruthless, loving and jealous, petulant and majestic, she emerges as Shakespeare’s most complex depiction of a woman: “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale / Her infinite variety.” Unsurpassed in sumptuous eloquence and powerful characterisation, Antony and Cleopatra remains deservedly popular in the theatre. Its insights into the corruptions of power and the ambiguities of desire remain timely. This volume forms part of the Wordsworth Classics’ Shakespeare Series, with every volume edited by Cedric Watts.
Information
Author: Shakespeare William
Language: English
Publication date: December 1, 1999
Manufacturer: Bohemian Ventures, spol. s r.o.
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Classic literature in english
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 160
ISBN/EAN: 9781853260759