This is a wide-ranging selection from the most recent criticism of "Antony and Cleopatra", beginning with work from the 1950s onwards and culminating in a series of radical reappraisals of the play's content, form and appeal to modern readers. There is also a substantial introduction.

This is a wide-ranging selection from the most recent criticism of "Antony and Cleopatra", beginning with work from the 1950s onwards and culminating in a series of radical reappraisals of the play's content, form and appeal to modern readers. There is also a substantial introduction. Represented in this selection is material from the late John Danby, Terence Hawkes, Janet Adelman, Margot Heinemann, J. Neville Davies, Barbara Vincent, Ania Loomba, Phyllis Rackin, Johnathon Dollimore and Jyotsyna Singh.

Acknowledgements - General Editor's Preface - Introduction
J.Drakakis - Essays
J.F.Danby - J.Adelman - P.Rackin - T.Hawkes - H.Neville Davies - M.Heinemann - L.T.Fitz - B.C.Vincent - J.Dollimore - M.French - A.Loomba - J.Singh - Further Reading - Notes on Contributors - Index