Cleopatra: A Life
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"Cleopatra: A Life" is a bestselling biography by Stacy Schiff that reexamines the life and legacy of Cleopatra VII, challenging popular myths with rigorous historical research and vivid narrative.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cleopatra: A Life canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ |
| author | Stacy Schiff ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
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surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography nomination
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| bestsellerStatus | New York Times bestseller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely positive ⓘ |
| focus |
debunking popular myths about Cleopatra
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reassessment of Cleopatra VII's reputation ⓘ use of primary historical sources ⓘ |
| genre |
historical biography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | optioned for film development ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780316001922 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cleopatra VII
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surface form:
Cleopatra VII Philopator
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| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | literary non-fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging traditional portrayals of Cleopatra as primarily a seductress
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emphasis on Cleopatra's political acumen ⓘ integration of classical sources with modern scholarship ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| partOf | modern biographies of ancient historical figures ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| portrays |
Cleopatra as a capable ruler
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Cleopatra as a skilled diplomat ⓘ Cleopatra as a strategist in Roman politics ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setting |
Alexandria
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Rome ⓘ |
| subject |
Julius Caesar
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Mark Antony ⓘ Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Egypt
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general adult readers
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readers of history and biography ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1st century BCE
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late Hellenistic period ⓘ transition from Republic to Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usesMethodology |
close reading of ancient sources
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rigorous historical research ⓘ |
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