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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: Critical Commentary

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Walsh, William
Affiliation: Department Of English, State University Of New York

Critical Commentary

Antony and Cleopatra has had an oddly uneven history. It has meant many
different things to different men through the years and produced a broad
spectrum of values and interpretations. These readings can be grouped pretty
generally into three categories; of course, these categories will often
overlap. In rough chronological order the three points of view from which
critics have viewed the play are: (1) the moral; (2) the esthetic; (3) the
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