Antony and Cleopatra

by John Drakakis

A wide-ranging selection from the most recent criticism of Antony and Cleopatra , beginning with seminal work from the 1950s onwards, and culminating in a series of radical reappraisals of the play's content, form, and appeal to modern readers. Represented in this selection is material from the late John Danby, Terence Hawkes, Janet Adelman, Margot Heinemann, J.Neville Davies, Barbara Vincent, Ania Loomba, Phyllis Rackin, Jonathan Dollimore and Jyotsyna Singh. Together with a substantial Introduction they offer a radical reappraisal of one of Shakespeare's Major Tragedies.

341 pages, Paperback

Published March 8, 1994

Reviews

[Yogalakshmi Janakiraman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love of Antony and Cleopatra is eternal. The power withheld among the countries leads to war. octavius ceaser had his revenge on Antony and Cleopatra, because Antony left rome and Octavia (sister of octavius ceaser)for Cleopatra. Lovers cannot be separated even by death.