{"product_id":"cleopatra-histories-dreams-and-distortions-9780008781323","title":"Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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":"Lucy Hughes-Hallett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48844371984635,"sku":"9780008781323","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8176\/3067\/files\/81qJ0YWQStL._SL1500.jpg?v=1778220296","url":"https:\/\/aureliabooks.co.nz\/products\/cleopatra-histories-dreams-and-distortions-9780008781323","provider":"Aurelia Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}