{"product_id":"cleopatra-lucy-hughes-hallett-9780008781323","title":"Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'Brilliant and discursive' \u003c\/strong\u003eAntonia Fraser, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'Hughes-Hallett's exemplary reappraisal ... throws a searching light on two thousand years of male erotic fantasy'\u003c\/strong\u003e Joan Smith, \u003cem\u003e New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the\u003cstrong\u003e FAWCETT PRIZE \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eEMILY TOTH AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Hughes-Hallett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 000878132X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008781323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fourth Estate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.81d","brand":"Lucy Hughes-Hallett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097221898495,"sku":"9780008781323","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cleopatra-lucy-hughes-hallett-9780008781323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}