Antony and Cleopatra / edited by Roma Gill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Contributor:

Gill, Roma.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays (Oxford University Press)

Oxford school Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

xlvii, 170 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

For this new edition, the text of the play, the notes, and the introductory matter have all been revised so as to make them clearer and more accessible. In addition, the entire text of the book has been redesigned and reset to make it easier to read. The illustrations have been completely redrawn, photographs of recent stage production have been included and there is a new, attractive cover design.

Contents:

Star Quality v

Events in history vii

The world of the play x

Leading Characters in the Play xi

Synopsis of the action xiii

Antony and Cleopatra: commentary xv

The excitement of Plutarch xl

Shakespeare's Verse xliii

Source, Date, and Text xlv

Characters in the Play xlvi

Plutarch 143

Enobarbus: a twentieth-century view 147

What the Critics have said 149

Classwork and Examinations 152

Character Study 153

Context Questions 158

Comprehension Questions 159

Essays 161

Projects 162

Government 163

Religion 163

Education 164

Language 164

Drama 165

Theatre 165

William Shakespeare 1564-1616 169.

Notes:

Reissue. Originally published: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0198320574

OCLC:

49652624