Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, and the nature of fame / by Robert A. Logan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Logan, Robert A., 1935- author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Research in medieval and early modern culture ; 20.

Studies in medieval and early modern culture ; 56.

Research in medieval and early modern culture ; [20]

[Studies in medieval and early modern culture ; 56]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare, William).

Fame in literature.

Characters and characteristics.

Physical Description:

195 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo : Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, [2018]

Contents:

Introduction: Viewing Shakespeare's kinetic characterizations

Antony and Cleopatra in seventeenth-century contexts

"Immortal longings" : Shakespeare's perspective on fame

Standards of measure in Antony and Cleopatra

"The varying shore" : changing perceptions, sustaining illustriousness

"A pair so famous" : achieving permanent renown

Shakespeare's imperishable fame.

Notes:

Series statement "Studies in medieval and early modern culture" and volume numbering and volume numbering for "Research in medieval and early modern culture" provided by publisher (email, May 31, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-187) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781580443197

1580443192

OCLC:

1007502135