Cleopatra in Italian and English Renaissance Drama /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Montanari, Anna Maria (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Cleopatra, > Queen of Egypt, > -30 B.C.
Cleopatra, > Queen of Egypt, > -30 B.C. > In literature.
Literature.
Italian drama.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan.
English drama.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Drama.
Theâtre italien > Jusqu'à 1700.
Theâtre anglais > 17e siecle.
Theâtre anglais > 16e siecle.
Italian drama > To 1700.
English drama > 17th century.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • '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'.

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