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Cleopatra as Isis
Michael Lloyd Cleopatras most striking qualities closely resemble those of the goddess Isis, and may have been suggested by her. Before I show the sources of Shakespeares knowledge of the cult of Isis, I must state the view of Cleopatra, and of her relationship with Antony, which suggests such an analogy. Chapter content You may be asked to log in when following these links. View full chapter content (PDF: 703K) View full chapter content as PDF within web page Acquiring and configuring PDF viewing software is described further in Help with PDF Content, which also provides accessibility advice. Bookmark this entry
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Digital Object Identifier: 10.1017/CCOL0521064252.011 How to cite (Modern Language Association style): Lloyd, Michael. "Cleopatra as Isis." Shakespeare Survey Volume 12: Elizabethan Theatre. Ed. Allardyce Nicoll. Cambridge University Press, 1959. Cambridge Collections Online. Cambridge University Press. 07 April 2011 DOI:10.1017/CCOL0521064252.011 Quick search

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Shakespeare Survey Volume 12: Elizabethan Theatre The Open Stage: Elizabethan or Existentialist? by George R. Kernodle The Lantern of Taste by C. Walter Hodges Was there a Typical Elizabethan Stage? by W. F. Rothwell On Reconstructing a Practicable Elizabethan Public Playhouse by Richard Southern The Discovery-space in Shakespeares Globe by Richard Hosley Passing over the Stage by Allardyce Nicoll

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The Actor at the Foot of Shakespeares Platform by J. L. Styan Elizabethan Stage-Practice and the Transmutation of Source Material by the Dramatists by Rudolf Stamm The Maddermarket Theatre and the Playing of Shakespeare by Nugent Monck Actors and Scholars: A View of Shakespeare in the Modern Theatre by Richard David Cleopatra as Isis by Michael Lloyd Shakespeares Friends: Hathaways and Burmans at Shottery by C. J. Sisson Illustrations of Social Life II: A Butcher and some Social Pests by F. P. Wilson International Notes by Allardyce Nicoll Shakespeare Productions in the United Kingdom: 1957 by Allardyce Nicoll The Whirligig of Time;: A Review of Recent Productions by Roy Walker Critical Studies by Clifford Leech Shakespeares Life, Times and Stage by R. A. Foakes Textual Studies by James G. McManaway Supplementary Material Cambridge University Press 2011. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Contact us | Subscribe | About | Credits

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