"This volume offers, in separate sections, both critical opinions about Antony and Cleopatra across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within, and their impact on, the reception of the play. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction provides a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. This volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of ...
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"This volume offers, in separate sections, both critical opinions about Antony and Cleopatra across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within, and their impact on, the reception of the play. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction provides a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. This volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century."--
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