Good day, I’m Elena, thanks to be here on Alessandro III di Macedonia: blog about Alexander the Great and Hellenism. Yesterday was an awful day even if luckily it ended well, but last evening I was unable to reveal the second forthcoming issue. I’m revealing it to you today!

The Reception of Cleopatra in the Age of Mass Media

by Gregory N. Daugherty

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Out on: Nov 03 2022

This study examines the reception of Cleopatra from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day as it has been reflected in popular culture in the United States of America. Daugherty provides a broad overview of the influence of the Egyptian queen by looking at her presence in film, novels, comics, cartoons, TV shows, music, advertising and toys. The aim of the book is to show the different ways in which the figure of Cleopatra was able to reach a large and non-elite audience.

Furthermore, Daugherty makes a study of the reception of Cleopatra during her own lifetime. He begins by looking at her portrayal in the vicious propaganda campaign waged by Octavian against his rival Marc Antony. The consequence was that Cleopatra was left with a tarnished reputation after the civil war. Daugherty’s examination of both the historical and contemporary reception of Cleopatra shows the enduring legacy of one of history’s most remarkable queens.

Gregory N. Daugherty is Professor Emeritus of Classics at Randolph-Macon College, USA. He has twice received the Thomas Branch Award for Excellence in Teaching and was the winner of the APA Teaching Excellence Award in 2003 and the CAV Lurlene Todd Teacher of the Year in 2005. He served as President of the Foreign Language Association of Virginia (1995-1996), CAMWS (2007-8) and the Classical Association of Virginia (2006-8). His research interests centered on public safety in the ancient city, with particular reference to the Imperial Roman fire brigades, but recently shifted to the reception of classics (especially Cleopatra and Homer) by American popular culture.

Product details

Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Edition 1st
Extent 248
Illustrations 20 bw illus
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series IMAGINES – Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements

1. ‘A Lass Unparalleled’
2. The Femme Fatale
3. A Kinder, Gentler Cleopatra
4. Cleopatra Modernized
5. Lizpatra and its aftermath
6. Eighties Ladies
7. The Fantasy Queen of the 90s
8. The 21st Century ‘Authentic’ Cleopatras
9. The 21st Century Fantasy Cleopatras
10. ‘Her Infinite Variety’

Appendix: Chronology of Cleopatra

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editions

This is a to-buy book but I’ll wait for it to come out in paperback version. There are two release dates for the print and digital versions and if you want to save a reminder of the printed edition to your Google Calendar click this link out.

Thank you and have a good day,

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