{"product_id":"new-heaven-new-earth-shakespeares-antony-and-cleopatra-paperback","title":"New Heaven, New Earth: Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan H. Blits\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatterned after his previous books on Shakespeare's plays, Jan H. Blits's \u003ci\u003eNew Heaven, New Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a scene-by-scene, line-by-line philosophical study of \u003ci\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e. Combining close attention to detail with interpretive breadth, Blits approaches Shakespeare as a first-rank thinker who, master of his own thought and writing, produced plays and poetry with an infinitely conscious art, like any commonly recognized philosophical poet. Treating the play as a fully coherent whole, Blits shows that \u003ci\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e, as much a history play as a love story, depicts the transition from the pagan to the Christian world-from the aftermath of the collapse of the Roman Republic and the decline of the pagan gods to the emergence of the Roman Empire and the conditions giving rise to Christianity. Instead of being organized thematically, \u003ci\u003eNew Heaven, New Earth\u003c\/i\u003e follows the play from beginning to end, closely examining Shakespeare's text on its own terms and not on the terms of modern literary theory. Using this approach, Blits draws significant and insightful conclusions that will satisfy the interests of scholars of politics, literature, and history alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan H. Blits\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware and author of \u003ci\u003eSpirit, Soul, and City: Shakespeare's\u003c\/i\u003e Coriolanus, \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Athens: Shakespeare's\u003c\/i\u003e A Midsummer Night's Dream, \u003ci\u003eDeadly Thought: \u003c\/i\u003eHamlet\u003ci\u003e and the Human Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Insufficiency of Virtue: \u003c\/i\u003eMacbeth\u003ci\u003e and the Natural Order\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Ancient Republic: Essays on\u003c\/i\u003e Julius Caesar, and \u003ci\u003eThe American University: Problems, Prospects, and Trends\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48711033323769,"sku":"9780739138243","price":106.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/iionMNyq4R9780739138243.webp?v=1784980036","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/new-heaven-new-earth-shakespeares-antony-and-cleopatra-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}