by Lucy Hughes - Hallett (Author)
In her own lifetime and in the 2000 years since her death, the image of Cleopatra has been repeatedly reinvented, each time in a form that fits the prejudices and fantasies of the age that produced it. This book gives an account of the way in which different generations have viewed Cleopatra.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 04 Sep 1997
ISBN 10: 0712666311
ISBN 13: 9780712666312
Book Overview: Cleopatra, ' wrote Theophile Gautier in 1845, 'is a person to be wondered at. . . whom dreamers find always at the end of their dreams. ' In this book Lucy Hughes-Hallett describes and interprets those dreams.