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Zusatztext This volume serves as a valuable resource for high school students embarking on research, essays, or presentations. The detailed bibliographies at the end of the book provide guidance for further exploration into specific topics, enabling students to delve deeper into areas of personal interest. Its interdisciplinary approach, engaging writing style, and extensive references make it a useful tool for expanding knowledge and fostering critical thinking. Informationen zum Autor Gregory N. Daugherty is Professor Emeritus of Classics at Randolph-Macon College, USA. He has twice received the Thomas Branch Award for Excellence in Teaching and was the winner of the APA Teaching Excellence Award in 2003 and the CAV Lurlene Todd Teacher of the Year in 2005. He served as President of the Foreign Language Association of Virginia (1995-1996), CAMWS (2007-8) and the Classical Association of Virginia (2006-8). His research interests centered on public safety in the ancient city, with particular reference to the Imperial Roman fire brigades, but recently shifted to the reception of classics (especially Cleopatra and Homer) by American popular culture. Vorwort An overview of the reception of Cleopatra VII of Egypt in popular culture from 1889-2020. Zusammenfassung This study examines the reception of Cleopatra from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day as it has been reflected in popular culture in the United States of America. Daugherty provides a broad overview of the influence of the Egyptian queen by looking at her presence in film, novels, comics, cartoons, TV shows, music, advertising and toys. The aim of the book is to show the different ways in which the figure of Cleopatra was able to reach a large and non-elite audience.Furthermore, Daugherty makes a study of the reception of Cleopatra during her own lifetime. He begins by looking at her portrayal in the vicious propaganda campaign waged by Octavian against his rival Marc Antony. The consequence was that Cleopatra was left with a tarnished reputation after the civil war. Daugherty’s examination of both the historical and contemporary reception of Cleopatra shows the enduring legacy of one of history’s most remarkable queens. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsAcknowledgements1. ‘A Lass Unparalleled’ 2. The Femme Fatale 3. A Kinder, Gentler Cleopatra 4. Cleopatra Modernized 5. Lizpatra and its aftermath 6. Eighties Ladies 7. The Fantasy Queen of the 90s 8. The 21st Century ‘Authentic’ Cleopatras 9. The 21st Century Fantasy Cleopatras 10. ‘Her Infinite Variety’ Appendix: Chronology of Cleopatra Notes Bibliography Index...
