{"product_id":"9780008781323","title":"Cleopatra : Histories, Dreams and Distortions","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Lucy Hughes-Hallett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAncient Egypt\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 February 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Fourth Estate Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 129 x 39 | 418g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant and discursive' Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Hughes-Hallett's exemplary reappraisal … throws a searching light on two thousand years of male erotic fantasy' Joan Smith, New Statesman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Winner of the FAWCETT PRIZE and EMILY TOTH AWARD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 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\u003cp\u003e In this revised edition of Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s award-winning cultural history, the real Cleopatra – 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","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56763496464759,"sku":"9780008781323","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008781323.jpg?v=1771504453","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780008781323","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}