num_pages: 292
description: In this edition of the play David Bevington shows how the theatrical design and imaginative vision of Antony and Cleopatra make it one of Shakespeare's most remarkable tragedies. A substantial critical introduction synthesises the best criticism of the play and presents a fresh consideration of its erotic and political complexities. The edition is throughout attentive to the play as theatre: a detailed, illustrated account of the stage history is followed, in the commentary, by discussion of staging options offered by the text. The commentary is especially full and helpful, untangling many obscure words and phrases, illuminating sexual puns, and alerting the reader to Shakespeare's shaping of his source material in Plutarch's Lives.
language: English
title: Antony and Cleopatra
titlecomplete: Antony and Cleopatra
characters: Marcus Antonius, Cleopatra, Augustus, Domitius Enobarbus
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Poetry, Drama, School, Romance, Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 38130
places: Egypt, Rome, Italy, Alexandria, Roman Empire
publisher: Cambridge University Press