Αντώνιος και Κλεοπάτρα by William Shakespeare

"Αντώνιος και Κλεοπάτρα" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy first performed around 1607. The play follows the passionate relationship between Roman triumvir Mark Antony and Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, set against political turmoil and war. As Antony neglects his duties for love, tensions rise with fellow triumvir Octavius Caesar. The drama shifts between sensual Alexandria and austere Rome, culminating in the War of Actium. Shakespeare crafts Cleopatra as a complex figure of "infinite variety," while the work itself defies easy classification as tragedy, history, or romance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator Damiralis, Michael, 1892-1941
Title Αντώνιος και Κλεοπάτρα
Τραγωδία εις πράξεις 5
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_and_Cleopatra Wikipedia page about this book: el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9_%CE%9A%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1_(%CE%A3%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BE%CF%80%CE%B7%CF%81)
Note Translation of: Antony and Cleopatra
Credits Produced by Sophia Canoni. Thanks to George Canonis for his major work in proofreading
Language Greek
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Generals -- Rome -- Drama
Subject Queens -- Egypt -- Drama
Subject Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. -- Drama
Subject Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Drama
Subject Tragedies (Drama)
Subject Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43-31 B.C. -- Drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 33961
Release Date
Last Update Jan 7, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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