William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra / edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bloom, Harold.

Series:

Bloom's modern critical interpretations.

Bloom's modern critical interpretations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--In literature.

Egypt.

Rome--In literature.

Rome.

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

Shakespeare, William.

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C--In literature.

Cleopatra.

Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C--In literature.

Antonius, Marcus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

New ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shakespeare's multifaceted Antony and Cleopatra has been seen on one hand as a romance about the transcendence of love and, on the other, as a lesson against neglect of duty. Centered on the richly drawn presence of the Egyptian ruler, generations of critics have hailed Cleopatra as one of Shakespeare's greatest literary creations. In this new edition, a new selection of critical essays examines this classic work. A chronology, a bibliography, an index, and an introduction from master scholar Harold Bloom round out this valuable volume.

Contents:

The view from out of Rome / J. Leeds Barroll

Antony and Cleopatra: action as imaginative command / Michael Goldman

Antony and Cleopatra / Northrop Frye

"Narcissus in thy face": Roman desire and the difference it fakes in Antony and Cleopatra / Jonathan Gil Harris

Uses of rhetoric: Antony and Cleopatra / Leo G. Salingar

Meaning in motion: Macbeth and especially Antony and Cleopatra / Susan Snyder

Pressures of context in Antony and Cleopatra / Thomas M. Greene

Barbers, infidels, and renegades: Antony and Cleopatra / Patricia Parker

Lives and letters in Antony and Cleopatra / Alan Stewart.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4381-3716-8

OCLC:

731646918