The Reception of Cleopatra in the Age of Mass Media / Gregory N. Daugherty

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregory N. Daugherty., author.

Series:

Imagines - Classical receptions in the visual and performing arts

IMAGINES - Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts

Language:

Undetermined

Subjects (All):

Cleopatra--Media studies.

Cleopatra.

Cleopatra--Popular culture--United State of America--20th century.

United State of America--21st century.

United State of America.

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London: Bloomsbury Academic. 2022

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This study examines the reception of Cleopatra from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day as it has been reflected in popular culture in the United States of America. Daugherty provides a broad overview of the influence of the Egyptian queen by looking at her presence in film, novels, comics, cartoons, TV shows, music, advertising and toys. The aim of the book is to show the different ways in which the figure of Cleopatra was able to reach a large and non-elite audience. Furthermore, Daugherty makes a study of the reception of Cleopatra during her own lifetime. He begins by looking at her portrayal in the vicious propaganda campaign waged by Octavian against his rival Marc Antony. The consequence was that Cleopatra was left with a tarnished reputation after the civil war. Daugherty's examination of both the historical and contemporary reception of Cleopatra shows the enduring legacy of one of history's most remarkable queens.

Contents:

1. 'A Lass Unparalleled'

2. The Femme Fatale

3. A Kinder, Gentler Cleopatra

4. Cleopatra Modernized

5. Lizpatra and its aftermath

6. Eighties Ladies

7. The Fantasy Queen of the 90s

8. The 21st Century 'Authentic' Cleopatras

9. The 21st Century Fantasy Cleopatras

10. 'Her Infinite Variety'

Appendix: Chronology of Cleopatra

ISBN:

9781350340756

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9781350340756 doi.

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