ISBN: 1440628408 9781440628405

Category: Drama / Shakespeare

Page count: 352

<b>The Signet Classics edition of the tragedy that features one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters.</b><br><br>A magnificent drama of passion and war, this riveting play presents the complicated relationship between the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leader Mark Antony, a man torn between an empire and love.<br><br>This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as:<br><br> • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater<br> • A special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet<br>• A selection from Plutarch's <i>Lives of Noble Grecians and Romans</i>, the source from which Shakespeare derived <i>Antony and Cleopatra</i><br> • Dramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, A. C. Bradley, John F. Danby, and others<br> • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions<br> • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text<br> • And more...