Antony
and Cleopatra
by William Shakespeare
Publisher: Dover Pubns;
All
for Love: The World Well Lost
by John Dryden, William-Alan Landes
Publisher: Players Press;
Caesar
and Cleopatra: A History
by George Bernard Shaw
Book Description: The complete five-act version of Caesar and
Cleopatra for performance and study includes both prologues and the author's
own stage directions and explanatory notes. Elizabeth T. Forter's introduction
focuses on Shaw's calculated and integral development of the plot, juxtaposition
of characters, and use of dramatic devices to convey the play's central
theme, the measure of the truly heroic. Also included are a list of principal
dates in the life of Bernard Shaw, and a selected bibliography.
Paperback: ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.42 x 7.72 x 5.05
Publisher: Viking Press; Reprint edition (June 1950)
ISBN: 014045036X |
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Cleopatra:
The Life and Loves of the World's Most Powerful Woman
by Elizabeth D. Benchley
Book Description: While the story of Cleopatra's life as the
classic female fatale has become legendary, this book reveals the real
story behind the mythical woman, following Cleopatra from her childhood
to her ascension as Queen of Egypt and then the Roman Empire. It presents
details of Cleopatra's upbringing while also uncovering her relationships
with world leaders and her ability to translate beauty and charm into power.
Since Cleopatra is recognized as the first person to introduce the mystery
of exotic Egypt into Western culture, an examination of how the enchantment,
magic, and eroticism of ancient Egypt molded her personality and approach
to the throne is included.
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Astrolog Pub House; (December )
ISBN: 9654941457
Cleopatra
by Ernle Bradford
Book Description: Cleopatra was an intellectual, an astute politician,
and a powerful Queen of Egypt, but most people remember her primarily as
a seductress. In this illuminating biography, Ernle Bradford suggests that
Cleopatra's prurient reputation was likely manufactured by the conquering
Romans to discredit her name after her death. Cleopatra's whole life was
devoted to Egypt. Even though she was probably Greek, not Egyptian, by
birth, she was the first of her dynasty to learn the language of the country
over which she ruled. Only seventeen years old when she came to the throne
in 51 B.C., she watched the savage struggle then raging between Caesar
and Pompey and hoped that Rome would destroy itself in the process. Bradford's
detailed exploration of the powers of this legendary queen is captivating
and illuminating.
Paperback: 279 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.74 x
9.74 x 7.48
Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper); Reissue edition (July
3, )
ISBN: 014139014X
Cleopatra:
Beyond the Myth
by Michel Chauveau, David Lorton (Translator)
Hardcover: 128 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.58 x
8.52 x 5.70
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr;
ISBN: 0801438675 |
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Cleopatra:
The Life and Death of a Pharaoh
by Edith Flamarion, Alexandra Bonfante-Warren (Translator)
Paperback: 160 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.41 x
6.99 x 4.93
Publisher: Harry N Abrams;
ISBN: 0810928051
Cleopatra's
Palace: In Search of a Legend
by Laura Foreman, Franck Goddio
Founded in the late 4th century B.C. by its namesake, the conquering
Alexander of Macedon, the Egyptian city of Alexandria enjoyed a near-perfect
site: "a flat and narrow limestone expanse at the edge of the Nile delta,
some thirty miles west of the great river's westernmost branch" that stood
before a superb deep-water harbor. The Ptolemaic dynasty that Alexander
founded produced, three centuries later, Egypt's last true pharaoh, Cleopatra,
who built on the site fabulous structures of marble, granite, precious
gems and metals, and glasswork--a palace complex renowned throughout the
ancient world. Cleopatra, writes Laura Foreman, was both "a hard-headed
pragmatist and at the same time a devout mystic," a stern ruler whose position
was constantly challenged by rivals to the throne and the ever-expanding
Roman empire alike. Caught on the losing side in a power struggle between
the Roman generals Octavian and Antony, Cleopatra committed suicide; with
her death came the end of Ptolemaic power.
History did not forget her, but the elements (particularly the rising
Mediterranean sea) swallowed up much of the ancient city of Alexandria.
In the late 1980s, an international team of archaeologists began to excavate
the underwater ruins of ancient Alexandria. Foreman documents their work
in this richly illustrated, well-written reconstruction of the ancient
past, a book that armchair Egyptologists will find irresistible. --Gregory
McNamee - Amazon.com
Hardcover: 216 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.77 x
10.31 x 10.43
Publisher: Discovery Books; (March )
ISBN: 0679462600
Cleopatra Paper Doll
by Tom Tierney
Listed under Paper Dolls
Cleopatra
by E. E. Rice
Book Description: This concise biography covers the Queen's
early rule with father, brothers and husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy
XIV, to her romantic liaison with Julius Caesar to her tragic suicide with
an asp after Anthony fell upon his sword.
Cleopatra
of Egypt: From History to Myth
by Susan Walker (Editor), Peter Higgs (Editor), R. G. W. Anderson
Book Description:
Fabled for her sexual allure and cunning intelligence, Cleopatra VII
of Egypt has fascinated generations of admirers and detractors since her
tumultuous life ended in suicide in 30 B.C. The last of the Ptolemaic monarchs
who had ruled Egypt for three centuries, Cleopatra created her own mythology.
She became an icon in her own lifetime and a legend after her death.
This lavishly illustrated catalogue coincides with a major international
exhibition celebrating images of Cleopatra. It explores how she was depicted
during her own era, in works ranging from coins to life-size sculpture.
Exciting new discoveries are featured--including seven Egyptian-style statues
believed to represent Cleopatra, and two portraits probably commissioned
while she was living in Rome with Julius Caesar. The book also examines
interpretations of Cleopatra from the Renaissance to modern times, as seen
in paintings, ceramics, jewelry, plays, operas, and film. In addition,
recent archaeological finds from Alexandria (Cleopatra's capital) and from
Rome illustrate aspects of life in Cleopatra's day.
Hardcover: 384 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.38 x
11.67 x 9.36
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr; (May 14, )
ISBN: 0691088357 |
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Life
of Antony
by Plutarch (Author), C. B. R. Pelling (Editor)
Book Description: Pelling presents the Greek text of Plutarch's
Life of Antony, a work remarkable for its colorful narrative and vivid
characterization of Antony and Cleopatra. Although mostly concerned with
the literary merit of the Life, the text is accompanied by an extensive
introduction that sets the work in its historical perspective and by detailed
commentary that explains points of linguistic difficulty. Especially interesting
is Pelling's discussion of the influence of the Life on Shakespeare's Antony
and Cleopatra, whose conception of the character and destiny of its protagonist
is almost wholly shaped by Plutarch's work.
Hardcover: 338 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x
7.75 x 5.25
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; (June 1988)
ISBN: 0521240662
Phoenix:
Cleopatra
by Michael Grant
Book Description:
Queen of Egypt, scholar, murderer, lover of Julius Caesar and Mark
Antony...the perfect subject for distinguished historian Grant, who debunks
the image of a wayward woman and replaces it with a brilliant linguist
and strategist.
Paperback from Sterling
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The Warrior Queens
by Antonia Fraser
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