Antony and Cleopatra: New Cambridge Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
For this updated edition, David Bevington has included in his introductory section a thorough consideration of recent critical and stage interpretations of Antony and Cleopatra, demonstrating how the theatrical design and imagination of this play make it one of Shakespeare's most remarkable tragedies.
The edition is attentive throughout to the play as theatre: a detailed, illustrated account of the stage history is followed, in the commentary, by discussion of staging options offered by the text.
The commentary is especially full and helpful, untangling many obscure words and phrases, illuminating sexual puns, and alerting the reader to Shakespeare's shaping of his source material in Plutarch's Lives.
This is a scholarly edition, but its scholarship is not intrusive: it will also satisfy those approaching the play for the first time.
An updated reading list completes the edition.
Format: Paperback | 302 pages
Dimensions (cm): 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.3 | 470g
Publication Date: 06 Oct 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication City/Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language: English
Illustrations note: illustrations
Edition Number: 2
Edition Statement: Revised ed.
ISBN10: 052161287X
ISBN13: 9780521612876
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including minor scuff marks and creasing along the edges, and minor scratching, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.