Antony and Cleopatra /

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, p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Corporate Author: Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Other Authors: Gill, Roma
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1997
Oxford ; New York : 2002
Series:Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Plays (Oxford University Press)
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Table of 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