The Defeat of Death: A Reading of Sir Henry Rider Haggard's Cleopatra

by Afroditi-Maria Panaghis

The book reads Sir Henry Rider Haggard's historical romance Cleopatra (1889). It demonstrates the concept of coincidentia oppositorum as the basic principle of life, and shows Cleopatra defeating death. The writer underscores the significance of simulating ancient Egypt, submerging in the unconscious, and espousing the spiritual world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631627238
• ISBN13: 9783631627235
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"