Antony and Cleopatra (The RSC Shakespeare) - Softcover

Rasmussen, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230576184 ISBN 13: 9780230576186

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2009

Synopsis

From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare’s immortal love story. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Antony and Cleopatra in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are interviews with three leading directors – Adrian Noble, Braham Murray and Gregory Doran – providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare’s career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended – as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed.



Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare’s works for the twenty-first century.

About this title

About the Author

Eric Rasmussen is a Professor and Chair of the English department at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.; Eric Rasmussen is a Professor and Chair of the English department at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.; University of Nevada; University of Nevada; JONATHAN BATE is Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, University of Warwick, UK.; JONATHAN BATE is Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, University of Warwick, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230576184
• ISBN 13: 9780230576186
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232