Vai al contenuto principale della pagina

Cleopatra and Egypt [[electronic resource] /] / Sally-Ann Ashton



(Visualizza in formato marc)    (Visualizza in BIBFRAME)

Autore: Ashton Sally-Ann Visualizza persona
Titolo: Cleopatra and Egypt [[electronic resource] /] / Sally-Ann Ashton Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
Disciplina: 932/.021092
B
Soggetto topico: Queens - Egypt
Soggetto geografico: Egypt History 332-30 B.C
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-207) and index.
Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; AUTHOR'S FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: CLEOPATRA - BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL?; 2: SOURCES; 3: KING'S DAUGHTER, KING'S SISTER, GREAT ROYAL WIFE; 4: RULER, REGENT, AND PHARAOH; 5: CLEOPATRA'S CAPITAL AND COURT; 6: CLEOPATRA AS A GODDESS; 7: CLEOPATRA, MARK ANTONY, AND THE EAST; 8: DEATH OF A QUEEN, REBIRTH OF A GODDESS; 9: THE LEGACY OF CLEOPATRA; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: This beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt. Deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth Examines Greek, Roman, and Egyptian representations of Cleopatra Considers how she was viewed by her contemporaries and how she presented herself Incorporates the author's recent field work at a temple of Cleopatra in Alexandria Beautifully
Titolo autorizzato: Cleopatra and Egypt  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4443-0151-9
9786612124129
1-282-12412-9
1-4443-0150-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910140788603321
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Serie: Blackwell ancient lives.