A life is speculative, borderline revisionist history. Stacy schiffs meticulous research, the depth and deftness of her portrayal, have given us a cleopatra far richer and more satisfying than the myths and fantasies that we have mistaken for true nourishment. Cleopatras alexandria, in contrast, was a city of dazzling luxury, beauty and culture. Dec 09, 2010 western culture arguably owes a vast debt to cleopatra. According to biographer stacy schiff, we do not even know what cleopatra looked like. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Cleopatras palace shimmered with onyx and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue.
In a masterly return to the classical sources, stacy schiff here. About the book we all know about cleopatra vii, her seductive. Stacy schiff writes, it is not difficult to understand why caesar became history, cleopatra a legend page 5. Along the way, cleopatra s supple personality and the drama of her circumstances have been lost. Ive written about hypatia, the lady philosopher of alexandria. Schiff plausibly argues that cleopatra was an extremely competent, focused ruler, and that her actions should be read as a brave. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points, if you have.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is. A life, winner of the penjacqueline bograd weld award for biography. Cleopatras palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. I remembered little about the famous egyptian ruler from world history class in high school, and i dont think the elizabeth taylor movie counts as a documentary, so schiff s book felt like my. According to author stacy schiff, thats like reading a history of twentiethcentury america written by chairman mao. Cleopatra, a life by stacy schiff 9780753539569 booktopia. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Vladimir nabokov, stacy schiff revealed a woman who was more. Franklin, france, and the birth of america, winner of. About the book we all know about cleopatra vii, her seductive ways, her wanton affairs with two of the mightiest men of rome and her demise by an asp bite. Nov 07, 2010 stacy schiff penetrates an ancient thicket of personalities and propaganda to reconstruct the macedonianegyptian queen cleopatra in all her ambition, audacity and formidable intelligence. Stacy schiffs cleopatra proves that she was a steely master of realpolitik at home, in war, and grand strategy, says. Download cleopatra stacy schiff ebook cleopatras palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Buy a discounted paperback of cleopatra online from australias leading online bookstore.
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As author stacy schiff points out, its as if our only information about napoleon. Her palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Read cleopatra a life by stacy schiff available from rakuten kobo. A life by stacy schiff a new and important biography of the misunderstood final queen of egypt. In short, our image of cleopatra is the joint creation of roman propagandists and. The pulitzer prizewinning biographer brings to life the most intriguing. Michelangelo, tiepolo, and elizabeth taylor put a face to her name. The pulitzer prizewinning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world. Franklin, france, and the birth of america, 2005, etc. Cleopatra was born a goddess, became a queen at 18 and at the height of her power, ms. I remembered little about the famous egyptian ruler.
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A life, stacy schiff has made a laudable and entertaining start to demythologizing the queen of the nile and revealing the extraordinary woman she truly was. Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Famous long before she was notorious, cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. Above all else, cleopatra was a shrewd strategist and an ingenious. Western culture arguably owes a vast debt to cleopatra. Cleopatra is buried under centuries of lies, and stacy schiff calls on her considerable powers to bring her back to life for us. We picture her as elizabeth taylor in the 1960s eponymous flop and think of mark antony as richard burton. Rich in detail, epic in scope, schiff s is a luminous reconstruction of a dazzling life. Stacy schiff penetrates an ancient thicket of personalities and propaganda to reconstruct the macedonianegyptian queen cleopatra in all her ambition, audacity and formidable intelligence. Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer.
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