Written at the pinnacle of Shakespeares career and featuring his most soaringpoetic idiom Antony and Cleopatra is both an immortal love story and apolitical dra... » 

Written at the pinnacle of Shakespeares career and featuring his most soaringpoetic idiom Antony and Cleopatra is both an immortal love story and apolitical drama played out on a global scale. Under the editorial supervisionof Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen two of todays most accomplishedShakespearean scholars this Modern Library series incorporates definitivetexts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare Complete Works. Eachplay includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespearestheatrical career commentary on past and current productions based oninterviews with leading directors actors and designers scenebysceneanalysis key facts about the work a chronology of Shakespeares life andtimes and blackandwhite illustrations. Ideal for students theaterprofessionals and general readers these modern and accessible editions fromthe Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literaturefor the twentyfirst century. «