Book description
'This is a gripping book... A fascinating account of the way in which
succeeding generations have seen Cleopatra; as virtuous suicide,
inefficient housewife, exuberant lover, professional courtesan, scheming
manipulator, femme fatale, incarnation of Isis and bimbo' -
Economist
Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a cultural historian and critic. She is the
author of this book and of Heroes: Saviours, Traitors and Supermen
, and is currently at work on a book on Gabriele d'Annunzio and the
origins of fascism. She reviews regularly for the Sunday Times
Books Section.
