A contextual guide to Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra : history, myth, gender /

This contextual guide to Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra highlights the ways in which the play was shaped by an interplay of political, cultural and social influences, existing in and beyond the playhouseReveals how tragedy, comedy, history, and mythology are all contained within the play�...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Singh, Jyotsna G., 1951- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2026]
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Antony and Cleopatra. Antonius, Marcus, > 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. > In literature. Cleopatra, > Queen of Egypt, > -30 B.C. > In literature.

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Infinite variety: a contextual guide to Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra
History and prophecy
Myth
Geography
Gender, desire, eroticism
Theatricality, festivity, spectacle
Emblematic perspectives
Coda. Antony and Cleopatra's afterlives.