The Pictorial Edition of The Works of William Shakespeare Tragedies Vol. II Poems, edited by Charles Knight, published by P.F. Collier
 
“Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus; and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonourable graves.”
― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
 
Many consider Shakespeare's Cleopatra, whom Antony describes as having "infinite variety," one of the playwright's most complex and fully developed female characters. She is frequently vain and histrionic enough to provoke an audience almost to scorn; simultaneously, Shakespeare invests her and Antony with tragic grandeur. These contradictory features have led to famously divided critical responses. Classifying Antony and Cleopatra as belonging to a single genre is difficult. It can be described as a history play (though it does not entirely adhere to historical accounts), as a tragedy (though not entirely in Aristotelian terms), as a comedy, as a romance, and according to some critics, e.g., McCarter, a problem play. All one can say with certainty is that it is a Roman play, even a sequel to another of Shakespeare's tragedies, Julius Caesar.
Included in Vol.II:
Macbeth, Troilus,
Cressida, Coriolanus,
Julius Caesar, Antony, and Cleopatra,
Supplementary to the Roman plays.
Poems;
Venus and Adonis,
The Rape of Lucrece' Sonnets,
A Lovers Complaint, The Passionate Complaint,
Chesters Love's, Martyr,
Supplementary notice to the Poems.
A must for the Antiquarian book lover.
Measures: 10 x 6.75 x 1.5
Brown cloth binding w/gold lettering, in very good condition, pages have some spill damage but do not detract or impede enjoyment, illustrations are beautiful.
 
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