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In the 2,000 years since her death, Cleopatra has been recreated over and over again by poets, artists and filmmakers, each time in a form that fits the prejudices, anxieties and yearnings of the age that produced it. To Chaucer she was the model of a good wife, while to Cecil B. DeMille she was ‘the wickedest woman in history’.
In this revised edition of Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s award-winning cultural history, the real Cleopatra – one of the most powerful women in the ancient world – is skilfully revealed alongside a legion of imaginary counterparts and the sexual, racial and political messages they carry.
ISBN: 9780008781323
Publication date: 29/09/2026
Price: $29.99
RRP: $29.99
Format: Paperback
Temporarily out of stock
Publishing status: Due July
Author: Hughes-Hallett, Lucy
Imprint: Fourth Estate ltd
