{"product_id":"cleopatra-41","title":"Cleopatra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Brilliant and discursive' \u003c\/strong\u003eAntonia Fraser, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Hughes-Hallett's exemplary reappraisal … throws a searching light on two thousand years of male erotic fantasy'\u003c\/strong\u003e Joan Smith,\u003cem\u003e New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eWinner of the\u003cstrong\u003e FAWCETT PRIZE \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eEMILY TOTH AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn the 2,000 years since her death, Cleopatra has been recreated over and over again by poets, artists and filmmakers, each time in a form that fits the prejudices, anxieties and yearnings of the age that produced it. To Chaucer she was the model of a good wife, while to Cecil B. DeMille she was ‘the wickedest woman in history’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn this revised edition of Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s award-winning cultural history, the real Cleopatra – one of the most powerful women in the ancient world – is skilfully revealed alongside a legion of imaginary counterparts and the sexual, racial and political messages they carry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55634664325464,"sku":"9780008781323","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780008781323.jpg?v=1777991426","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cleopatra-41","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}