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Cleopatra in Italian and English Renaissance drama /

This book considers some of the main adaptations of the character of Cleopatra for the Renaissance stage, traveling from Italy to England to arrive finally to Shakespeare. It shows how each reading of the story of Cleopatra is unique to and expressive of the culture which produced it, even as writer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Montanari, Anna Maria (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]
Colección:Renaissance history, art and culture ; v. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'No Humble Woman She'
  • 'The Subject of Talk the World Over'
  • The Egyptian queen's rebirth
  • The great theatre of Cleopatra
  • 'The wanton luxurie of Court'
  • 'A lass unparalleled'.