Signs of Cleopatra. - HAMER, M.,
history, politics, representation
KORTE INHOUD
Signs of Cleopatra is not addressed primarily to specialists in ancient history or art. It is part of the series Gender, Culture, Difference, the aim of which, as explained by the General Editor Catherine Belsey (ix-x), is to present ?a new kind of cultural history,? explicitly feminist in its concerns, and committed to ?theoretically informed ways of reading.? Although the statement of mission mentions particularly ?English departments [that] are looking for a way forward,? the kind of comprehensive cultural history that is advocated is likely to appeal also to scholars of antiquity, especially those who study the classical tradition. Cleopatra holds interest for both classical scholars and for readers concerned with issues of gender and power. Hamer proposes to show how representations of Cleopatra, in words and pictures alike, reflect the notions of gender and power that prevail in successive cultural contexts from her lifetime through the present, and how the process of representation is related to the co...
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London / New York, 1993. XXII,164p. ills.(B&W photographs and line drawings. Paperback. Upper corner back cover as well as upper corner last pages a bit creased. Small tear in upper edge back cover. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: HAMER, M.,] [Uitgever: Routledge] [Jaar: 1993] [Titel: Signs of Cleopatra.]
