Shakespearean Tragedy: Genre Tradition and Change in Antony and Cleopatra

by Leeds Barroll

By showing us how Shakespeare's contemporaries were likely to "read" the presentation of human nature, which they saw as inherently self-deceiving, this critical inquiry enables us to unravel the complexities of Shakespeare's characterizations in a manner that will be invaluable to Shakespeare specialists, critical theorists, students, performers, and anyone who seeks an enhanced understanding of Shakespeare's tragedies and their characters.

309 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1984

About the author

(John) Leeds Barroll is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland (UMBC) and a Scholar-in-Residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library.