TY - BOOK AU - Zak,William F. TI - The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra: Asps Amidst the Figs SN - 9781498510370 AV - PR2802 .Z35 2015 U1 - 822.3/3 PY - 2015/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic KW - Shakespeare, William - Criticism, Textual KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO. The Immortal Worm: Caesar Augustus -- CHAPTER THREE. A Wounded Chance: Marc Antony -- CHAPTER FOUR. An Honoured Gash: Cleopatra -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Author N2 - Zak argues that Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra represents the manner in which unwitting narcissism fails the genuine love that would have elevated the lovers above the tragedy they instead merely endure--both privileging "easy ways to die" to the "strenuous labor" required to deliver a birth of richer life into their passion UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=2089521 ER -