Torn between the duties of imperial power and the consuming intensity of his passion for Cleopatra, Antony is at the centre of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies – a sweeping drama of love and war, passion and politics. Cleopatra herself, by turns generous and ruthless, loving and jealous, petulant and majestic, stands as Shakespeare’s most intricate portrait of a woman: ‘Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety.’ Antony and Cleopatra has lost none of its popularity on stage, its sumptuous eloquence and powerful characterisation unmatched, and its insight into the corruptions of power and the ambiguities of desire as timely as ever. This edition is edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex, and forms part of the Wordsworth Classics’ Shakespeare Series, every volume of which he has edited. Readers keen to explore more of Cedric Watts’ work should seek out his ‘Shakespeare Puzzles’, published by PublishNation (ISBN 978-1-291-66410-2), available from Amazon in both printed and Kindle editions and through all good bookshops.
ISBN 13: 9781853260759
Author: William Shakespeare
