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William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra"
Ken Parker
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Paperback.
Kenneth Parker gives a historical and critical exposition of commentaries of the play. These are traced back to firmly held assumptions, about theories of literary production and consumption as well as political relations, not yet wholly shed in the present. Dominant traditions (of Cleopatra as ‘whore’ and ‘gypsy’; of Antony as ‘deserter’; of ‘Rome’ as the measure by which it, as well as ‘Egypt’ should be read) are not simply questioned, but instead, close reading of the text of the play provides a comprehensive set of alternative readings based upon mostly postcolonial and feminist theories. From this there emerges the ... Read more
Kenneth Parker gives a historical and critical exposition of commentaries of the play. These are traced back to firmly held assumptions, about theories of literary production and consumption as well as political relations, not yet wholly shed in the present. Dominant traditions (of Cleopatra as ‘whore’ and ‘gypsy’; of Antony as ‘deserter’; of ‘Rome’ as the measure by which it, as well as ‘Egypt’ should be read) are not simply questioned, but instead, close reading of the text of the play provides a comprehensive set of alternative readings based upon mostly postcolonial and feminist theories. From this there emerges the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780746311400
SKU
V9780746311400
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Ref
99-1
About Ken Parker
Kenneth Parker is Professor Emeritus of Cultural Studies and former Head of the Cultural Studies Graduate Centre at the University of East London. He has taught in many universities in Europe, the Americas and in Africa.
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