Antony and Cleopatra (American Academy of Religion Cultural Criticism) (The Contemporary Shakespeare, #26) (Acting Edition)

by William Shakespeare

Jonathan Bate (Editor), Assistant Professor of English Eric Rasmussen (Editor), and Eric Rasmussen (Editor)

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Written at the pinnacle of Shakespeare’s career and featuring his most soaring poetic idiom, Antony and Cleopatra is both an immortal love story and a political drama played out on a global scale.

Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; a chronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-white illustrations.

Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
  • ISBN10 0812969189
  • ISBN13 9780812969184
  • Publish Date 14 April 2009 (first published December 1950)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Modern Library