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Lucy Hughes-Hallett examines the myths and views of Cleopatra thoughout the ages. She spends the first section of the book going into detail about Ocatvain's story about Cleopatra versus what Cleopatra's story might have been.

Lucy Hughes-Hallett examines the myths and views of Cleopatra thoughout the ages. It is this first section of the book that provides biographically detail. Readers should be warned, however, that this book is not a biography of Cleopatra. Readers who want a straight forward biography should check out Michael Grant's work. The second half of the book deals with how artists and writers thoughout the ages have treated Cleopatra.

Hughes-Hallett is looking at Cleopatra's image as it has been created and recreated through the ages. Do not let the sub-title "dreams and distortions" distract you. This book looks at Cleopatra as her enemies veiwed her, as a witch and a whore. I would not recomend this book for anyone who is truly interested in the life of the great Cleopatra VII. Don't waiste you time and money on this poor excuse for a biography.

Cleopatra VII-the last Queen of Egypt, Julius Caesar's mistress, Antony's partner, Rome's adversary-has been protrayed through time as a temptress, and a goddess

Cleopatra VII-the last Queen of Egypt, Julius Caesar's mistress, Antony's partner, Rome's adversary-has been protrayed through time as a temptress, and a goddess. In Cleopatra, the author unmasks all the fantastic Cleopatras from Chaucer, Cecil B. DeMille, George Bernard Shaw, and others. 32 pages of illustrations.

Acclaim for Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s HEROES A book packed with information and insights. Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a critic for The Sunday Times (London) and the author of Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams, and Distortions

Acclaim for Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s HEROES A book packed with information and insights. A formidable accomplishment. Washington City Paper Magnificen. .Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a critic for The Sunday Times (London) and the author of Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams, and Distortions. She lives in London with her husband and daughters and is at work on a book about Gabriele d’Annunzio and the origins of Italian fascism. Also by lucy hughes-hallett. Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams, and Distortions.

Her first book, Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions (1990), examining the historical . Hughes-Hallett does full justice to his spendthrift habits and compulsive womanising, but also to his pioneering enthusiasm for aviation and courage under fire

Her first book, Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions (1990), examining the historical background and cultural myths inspired by Cleopatra, won the Fawcett Prize and the Emily Toth Award. Heroes: Saviours, Traitors and Supermen, was published in 2004. Hughes-Hallett does full justice to his spendthrift habits and compulsive womanising, but also to his pioneering enthusiasm for aviation and courage under fire. The key episode she describes at length is his unofficial takeover of the Adriatic city of Fiume for six months during 1919, ruling an anarchy by mesmeric speeches and bands of thugs.

Cleopatra : Histories, Dreams, and Distortions. by Lucy Hughes-Hallett. Select Format: Hardcover. ISBN13:9780060920937.

About LUCY HUGHES-HALLETT.

We are like Rottentomatoes or Metacritic for books. We also do book giveaways. About LUCY HUGHES-HALLETT. Published January 1, 1991 by VINTAGE. 417 pages Genres: History, Biographies & Memoirs.

Lucy Hughes-Hallett has written three works of non-fiction - Cleopatra, Heroes and The . Cleopatra: Histories, dreams and distortions.

Lucy Hughes-Hallett has written three works of non-fiction - Cleopatra, Heroes and The Pike: Gabriele d'Annunzio - a novel and a collection of short stories. Born in London, Hughes-Hallett is the daughter of Michael Wyndham Norton Hughes-Hallett by his marriage to Penelope Ann Fairbairn Hughes-Hallett was a Vogue Talent Contest prize-winner in 1973 and subsequently worked for five years as a feature writer on the magazine. In 1978 she won the Catherine Pakenham Award for a profile of Roald Dahl. New York: Harper & Ro.Hughes-Hallett, L. (2004).

Stacy Schiff gives us a cinematic portrait of Cleopatra that is far more compelling than any fictional creation. Continue reading the main story

Stacy Schiff gives us a cinematic portrait of Cleopatra that is far more compelling than any fictional creation. Continue reading the main story. From the start Cleopatra’s story was larger than life: epic in scale, mythic in symbolism and operatically over the top in its grandeur and its spectacle. As Stacy Schiff describes it in a captivating new biography, Cleopatra’s meeting with Julius Caesar was a singular, shuddering moment, when two civilizations, passing in different directions, unexpectedly and momentously touched.

Lucy Hughes-Hallett is the author of The Pike: Gabriele D’Annunzio, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize, the Political Book Award for Political Biography of the Year, and the Costa Biography Award.

Lucy Hughes-Hallett is the author of The Pike: Gabriele D’Annunzio, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize, the Political Book Award for Political Biography of the Year, and the Costa Biography Award; Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions, which won the Fawcett Prize and the Emily Toth Award; and Heroes: Saviours, Traitors and Supermen. One fee. Stacks of books.