Publisher description for Antony and Cleopatra / William Shakespeare ; edited by David Bevington ; David Scott Kastan, James Hammersmith, and Robert Kean Turner, associate editors ; with a foreword by Joseph Papp.
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A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters--the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Roman leader Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of his passion for her, is a man torn between pleasure and virtue, between sensual indolence and duty . . . between an empire and love. Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and emotions, Antony And Cleopatra ranks among Shakespeare's supreme achievements.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Antonius, Marcus, 83?-30 B, C, Drama, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d, 30 B, C, Drama, Rome History Civil War, 43-31 B, C, Drama, Generals Rome Drama, Queens Egypt Drama