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A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters—the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Roman leader Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of his passion for her, is a man torn between pleasure and virtue, between sensual indolence and duty . . . between an empire and love. Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and emotions, Antony And Cleopatra ranks among Shakespeare's supreme achievements.
Editions of Antony and Cleopatra
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780812969184
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780553212891
- EBook
- ISBN 9781588368348
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307807984
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A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters—the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Roman leader Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of his passion for her, is a man torn between pleasure and virtue, between sensual indolence and duty . . . between an empire and love. Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and emotions, Antony And Cleopatra ranks among Shakespeare's supreme achievements.
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A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters—the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Roman leader Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of his passion for her, is a man torn between pleasure and virtue, between sensual indolence and duty . . . between an empire and love. Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and emotions, Antony And Cleopatra ranks among Shakespeare's supreme achievements.
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Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Plays, playscripts, drama
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Antony and Cleopatra?
William Shakespeare
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Antony and Cleopatra is available as paperback(ISBN 9780812969184) and paperback(ISBN 9780553212891) and ebook(ISBN 9781588368348) and ebook(ISBN 9780307807984)
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