{"product_id":"antony-and-cleopatra-paperback-3","title":"Antony and Cleopatra: A Classic Shakespeare Tragedy of Love, Power, and Empire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/em\u003e is a great tragedy of love, empire, political calculation, and divided allegiance.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark Antony, one of the rulers of Rome, is drawn between his public duty as a soldier and statesman and his consuming passion for Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Around them, Rome and Egypt become more than rival powers: they are opposing worlds of discipline and splendour, strategy and sensuality, imperial ambition and private desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play gives Cleopatra one of Shakespeare's most commanding and mercurial roles: queen, lover, performer, strategist, and survivor in a world dominated by Roman power. Antony's fall is not merely political; it is emotional, moral, and symbolic, a collapse shaped by love, honour, vanity, loyalty, and the hard machinery of empire. Shakespeare sets intimate feeling against the movement of history, creating a drama in which private choices alter the fate of nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major work of Shakespearean tragedy and historical drama, \u003cem\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/em\u003e remains essential for readers interested in classic theatre, Renaissance drama, Roman history on stage, political tragedy, literary romance, and complex portraits of power and desire. This Wilder Publications edition presents one of Shakespeare's most richly varied plays: passionate, ironic, majestic, and severe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503574905139,"sku":"9781627554350","price":24.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3aBgX__Z_79781627554350.webp?v=1783402323","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/antony-and-cleopatra-paperback-3","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}