Cleopatra: a Sphinx revisited
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley University of California Press 2011
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Beschreibung:Cover; Cleopatra; Dedication; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Illustrations; Preface; Cleopatra in Egypt, Europe, and New York: An Introduction; 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt; 2. Cleopatra in Rome: Facts and Fantasies; 3. Dying Like a Queen: The Story of Cleopatra and the Asp(s) in Antiquity; 4. Cleopatra, Isis, and the Formation of Augustan Rome; 5. Love, Triumph, Tragedy: Cleopatra and Egypt in High Renaissance Rome; 6. The Amazing Afterlife of Cleopatra's Love Potions; 7. HRH Cleopatra: The Last of the Ptolemies and the Egyptian Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
8. Glamour Girls: Cleomania in Mass Culture9. Every Man's Cleopatra; Epilogue: Cleopatra: The Sphinx Revisited; Bibliography; Contributors; Index
Cleopatra--a brave, astute, and charming woman who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into battle, eliminated siblings to consolidate her power, and held off the threat of Imperial Rome to protect her country as long as she could--continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. These wide-ranging essays explore such topics as Cleopatra's controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions. They view Cleopatra from the Egyptian perspective, and examine the reception in Rome of Egyptian culture, especially of its religion and architecture. They discuss films about her, and consider what inspired Egyptomania in early modern art. Together, these essays illuminate Cleopatra's legacy and illustrate how it has been used and reused through the centuries
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (251 pages)
ISBN:0520950267
1280102764
9780520950269
9781280102769

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