The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra

by William Shakespeare

Publishers:

Focus Publishing; R. Pullins

, 2008

Overview

Based on historical biographies from Plutarch’s Lives, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra portrays the relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra from the Sicilian revolt to Cleopatra’s suicide. Following the assassination of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony was one of the three men who ruled Rome before fellow leader and the story’s antagonist, Octavian, became the first emperor of Rome.

Product Details

• Title: The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra
• Author: William Shakespeare
• Series: New Kittredge Shakespeare
• Publishers: Focus Publishing, R. Pullins
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. › Drama; Generals › Rome--Drama; Queens › Egypt--Drama; Rome › History--Civil War, 43-31 B.C.--Drama; Egypt › History--332-30 B.C.--Drama; Antonius, Marcus, 83?-30 B.C. › Drama
• Resource ID: LLS:TRGDYNTNYCLPTR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:51:43Z

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems.