Antony and Cleopatra

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to readers worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series, edited by an expert international team, includes all Shakespeare's plays, sonnets and poems, presented in attractively designed volumes. - modernised texts - full notes and lively introductions - informative illustrations - precise details of staging and performance. This edition is for the playgoer and the actor as well as the scholar. David Bevington analyses the imaginative design and supreme poetry of this, one of Shakespeare's most adventurously innovative tragedies. He offers a brilliant account of the political drama and Shakespeare's handling of sources, especially Plutarch, and there is a lively discussion of staging options. For those approaching the play for the first time, the commentary is especially full and helpful, untangling many obscure words and phrases, and illuminating sexual puns. A new section surveys recent stage and critical interpretations.