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''This article is about Shakespeare's play. For other uses, see [[Antony and Cleopatra (disambiguation)]].''
 
''Antony and Cleopatra'', one of [[William Shakespeare's plays]] dramatizes a major event in world history: the founding of the Roman Empire. The future first emperor, Octavius Caesar (later called Augustus Caesar), cold-bloodedly manipulates other characters and exercises iron control over himself.
 
At first, he shares power with Mark Antony, Rome's preeminent military leader, and the weaker Lepidus. Caesar needs Antony to fend off other Roman strongmen like Pompey; he even offers his sister Octavia to him as a bride, despite Antony's reputation as a libertine and his past rivalry with Caesar. Once Caesar defeats Pompey, however, he needs no allies. He brings charges against Lepidus, denies Antony his spoils from Pompey's defeat, and seizes cities in the eastern Roman colonies that Antony rules.
 
The play's emphasis, however, is on those whom Caesar defeats: Antony and his wealthy Egyptian ally, Queen Cleopatra. The play does not sugarcoat Antony and Cleopatra's famous love affair, including her calculated attempts to seduce Antony from his duties and his rage when he thinks she has betrayed him to Caesar. Nonetheless, the lovers find such sensual and emotional satisfaction that Caesar's world conquest seems smaller than what they find in each other.
 
Scholars believe that Shakespeare wrote this play in 1606-07. It was published in the 1623 First Folio. Sources include North's translation of Plutarch's ''Lives'' and Appian's ''Roman Wars''.<ref>Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 1999 Folger Shakespeare Library.</ref>


== Productions at the Folger ==
== Productions at the Folger ==
*[[Antony and Cleopatra (2017)|''Antony and Cleopatra'' (2017)]]
*[[Antony and Cleopatra (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)|''Antony and Cleopatra'' (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)]]
*[[Antony and Cleopatra (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)|''Antony and Cleopatra'' (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)]]


== Early editions ==  
== Early editions ==  
'''First Folio'''
:LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/gx5q0y/ First Folio]: w6v - 2z2v
:Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=78903/ STC 22273 Fo. 1 no. 68]
'''Second Folio'''
:LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/xsh8a5/ Second Folio]: 2y4v - 3a5v
:Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=97486/ STC 22274 Fo. 2 no. 07]
<gallery>
File:STC 22273 Fo.1 no.68 w6v.jpg|The title page of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' printed in the 1623 First Folio. STC 22273 Fo.1 no.68.
File:STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07 2y4v.jpg|The 1632 Second Folio title page of ''Antony and Cleopatra''. STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07.
</gallery>


== Modern editions ==
== Modern editions ==
[[File:Antony and Cleopatra Folger Edition.jpg|150px|right]]
''Antony and Cleopatra'' can be read online with [http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/?chapter=5&play=Ant&loc=p7/ Folger Digital Texts] and purchased from [http://books.simonandschuster.net/Antony-and-Cleopatra/William-Shakespeare/Folger-Shakespeare-Library/9780743482851/ Simon and Schuster].
Hamnet link to Folger Edition: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=192087/ PR2753 .M6 2003 copy 2 v.02]
==In popular culture==


== Translations ==
== Translations ==
The Folger owns almost fifty stand-alone translations of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' in various languages (not including collected works). Cataloging of these works is ongoing as of early 2015, and many have full-level catalog records, but some works still have only partial records. Translations can be found [[Hamnet]] in by searching for "Translations"in the '''Genre/Form Term''' field, or by searching the '''Call Number (Left-Anchored)''' field for call numbers starting with PR2796 (see the list of [[List of Sh.Col. call numbers#PR2796 .E2.80.93 Translations|Sh.Col. translations call numbers]] for specific language call numbers). Since not all translations are fully cataloged, some items may only turn up in one of these searches.


== Performance materials ==
== Performance materials ==


== Other media ==
== Other media ==
===Audio===
Listen to author Adrian Goldsworthy on NPR's ''Talk of the Nation'' discuss "The True Story of Antony and Cleopatra" and why this famous couple is so perenially misunderstood. (September 28, 2010)
<html5media>File:Antony_and_Cleopatra_mp3.mp3</html5media>
===Image Group===
Explore the curated [https://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/303iwv image group] for ''Antony and Cleopatra'' in the Folger digital image collection.
''Content Advisory'': this image group contains representations of nudity and of suicide.
== Notes ==
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[[Category: William Shakespeare's works]]
[[Category: Plays]]
[[Category: Tragedies]]
[[Category: Antony and Cleopatra]]
[[Category: Public programs]]
[[Category: Folger Theatre]]
[[Category: Shenandoah Shakespeare Express]]
[[Category: 17th century]]
[[Category: Early modern drama]]

Latest revision as of 12:03, 10 August 2020

This article is about Shakespeare's play. For other uses, see Antony and Cleopatra (disambiguation).

Antony and Cleopatra, one of William Shakespeare's plays dramatizes a major event in world history: the founding of the Roman Empire. The future first emperor, Octavius Caesar (later called Augustus Caesar), cold-bloodedly manipulates other characters and exercises iron control over himself.

At first, he shares power with Mark Antony, Rome's preeminent military leader, and the weaker Lepidus. Caesar needs Antony to fend off other Roman strongmen like Pompey; he even offers his sister Octavia to him as a bride, despite Antony's reputation as a libertine and his past rivalry with Caesar. Once Caesar defeats Pompey, however, he needs no allies. He brings charges against Lepidus, denies Antony his spoils from Pompey's defeat, and seizes cities in the eastern Roman colonies that Antony rules.

The play's emphasis, however, is on those whom Caesar defeats: Antony and his wealthy Egyptian ally, Queen Cleopatra. The play does not sugarcoat Antony and Cleopatra's famous love affair, including her calculated attempts to seduce Antony from his duties and his rage when he thinks she has betrayed him to Caesar. Nonetheless, the lovers find such sensual and emotional satisfaction that Caesar's world conquest seems smaller than what they find in each other.

Scholars believe that Shakespeare wrote this play in 1606-07. It was published in the 1623 First Folio. Sources include North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and Appian's Roman Wars.[1]

Productions at the Folger

Early editions

First Folio

LUNA: First Folio: w6v - 2z2v
Hamnet: STC 22273 Fo. 1 no. 68

Second Folio

LUNA: Second Folio: 2y4v - 3a5v
Hamnet: STC 22274 Fo. 2 no. 07

Modern editions

Antony and Cleopatra Folger Edition.jpg

Antony and Cleopatra can be read online with Folger Digital Texts and purchased from Simon and Schuster.

Hamnet link to Folger Edition: PR2753 .M6 2003 copy 2 v.02




In popular culture

Translations

The Folger owns almost fifty stand-alone translations of Antony and Cleopatra in various languages (not including collected works). Cataloging of these works is ongoing as of early 2015, and many have full-level catalog records, but some works still have only partial records. Translations can be found Hamnet in by searching for "Translations"in the Genre/Form Term field, or by searching the Call Number (Left-Anchored) field for call numbers starting with PR2796 (see the list of Sh.Col. translations call numbers for specific language call numbers). Since not all translations are fully cataloged, some items may only turn up in one of these searches.

Performance materials

Other media

Audio

Listen to author Adrian Goldsworthy on NPR's Talk of the Nation discuss "The True Story of Antony and Cleopatra" and why this famous couple is so perenially misunderstood. (September 28, 2010)

Image Group

Explore the curated image group for Antony and Cleopatra in the Folger digital image collection.

Content Advisory: this image group contains representations of nudity and of suicide.

Notes

  1. Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 1999 Folger Shakespeare Library.