{"product_id":"cleopatra-by-lucy-hughes-hallett-9780008781323","title":"Cleopatra","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant and discursive\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAntonia Fraser, Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHughes-Hallett's exemplary reappraisal … throws a searching light on two thousand years of male erotic fantasy\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJoan Smith, New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the \u003cstrong\u003eFAWCETT PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEMILY TOTH AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eIn this revised edition of Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s award-winning cultural history, the real \u003cem\u003eCleopatra\u003c\/em\u003e – 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67708798632172,"sku":"9780008781323","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008781323-cleopatra-1.jpg?v=1791837486","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/cleopatra-by-lucy-hughes-hallett-9780008781323","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}