Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Stacy schiff is a writer, known for cleopatra, invisible essence. She has received fellowships from the guggenheim foundation and the national endowment for the humanities, and was a directors fellow at the center for scholars and writers at the new york public library. The july 31, 2006, piece on wikipedia, know it all, by stacy schiff, contained an interview with a wikipedia site administrator and contributor called essjay, whose responsibilities included. Stacy schiff books list of books by author stacy schiff. Franklin, france, and the birth of america, 2005, etc. Stacy schiff, author official website the witches now. Her palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Stacy schiff is the author of a great improvisation and vera mrs. She has received fellowships from the guggenheim foundation and the.
Famous long before she was notorious, cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. This page is maintained by little, brown and company. Stacy schiff cleopatra was on a political mission to. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. In addition, she has a tartness to match the standards of cleos handmaiden. Cleopatra was queen of a large, rich, highly sophisticated country for more than 20 years, yet almost everything we know about her comes from a legend created by her most deadly enemy, the roman. In her latest book, stacy schiff, the pulitzer prizewinning biographer of vera nabokov and benjamin franklin, plucks at this riddle and what she discoversabout cleopatra and the men who made her mythis astonishing.
Dec 05, 2010 stacy schiff knows a bit about traveling back in time to bring people to life. Above all else, cleopatra was a shrewd strategist and an ingenious negotiator. The recipient of an academy award in literature from the american academy of arts and letters, she lives in new york city. Jul 22, 2011 l uscious and scrupulous is a difficult combination to pull off, but stacy schiff does so in her life of cleopatra. Stacy madeleine schiff born october 26, 1961 is an american former editor, essayist, and author of five biographies. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Stacy schiff simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The pulitzer prizewinning author stacy schiff attempts to paint a more complete picture in her new book, called cleopatra. Stacy schiff boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a new world order, a generation before the birth of christ.
The author, most recently, of the witches sat behind hilary mantel at a performance of wolf hall. Vladimir nabokov, brings to shimmering life one of the greatest literary love stories of our time. Joseph ellis deemed schiff s the finest account to date of the witch trials. Franklin, france, and the birth of america, winner of. Cleopatra was queen of a large, rich, highly sophisticated country for more than 20 years, yet almost everything we know about her comes from a legend created by her most deadly enemy, the roman emperor augustus.
May 15, 20 cleopatra documentary biography of the life of cleopatra last pharaoh of egypt duration. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is. Business owners council, a membership organization for inc. Vladimir nabokov, won the pulitzer prize in biography in 2000, while her book saint. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing stacy schiffs cleopatra. Franklin, france, and the birth of america, winner of the george washington book prize and the ambassador book award. Cleopatra by stacy schiff, read by robin miles audiobook. Cleopatra by stacy schiff read by robin miles audiobook.
Stacy schiff quotes from cleopatra was on a political mission to save her country and her power, but what we remember about her are these two famed seductions, which are a matter of politics, not a matter of love. If you want to read 300 pages about how awesome queen cleo was, then this is the book for you. Rich in detail, epic in scope, schiff s is a luminous, deeply original reconstruction of a dazzling life. Dec 31, 2011 famous long before she was notorious, cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons.
Schiff says that when it comes to cleopatras history. To understand cleopatra is to understand how ancient history was written, by whom and for whom, and why. Vladimir nabokov, she immersed herself in early american history. A pulitzer prizewinner, stacy schiff is the author most recently of the witches. As author stacy schiff points out, its as if our only information about napoleon. A life by stacy schiff in chm, epub, fb2 download ebook. Schiff told me she had to go back to primary sources.
Nov 01, 2010 a pulitzer prizewinning biographer presents a swift, sympathetic life of one of historys most maligned and legendary women. Stream cleopatra by stacy schiff, read by robin miles audiobook excerpt by hachetteaudio from desktop or your mobile device. Schiff makes a hero of thomas brattle, also a member of the royal society, who condemned the proceedings at salem. Stacy schiff writes, it is not difficult to understand why caesar became history, cleopatra a legend page 5. The witches by stacy schiff overdrive rakuten overdrive. She earned her degree from williams college in 1982. Cleopatra by stacy schiff, read by robin miles audiobook excerpt. Schiff has also published the books a great improvisation, cleopatra. Pulitzer prizewinning biographer stacy schiff brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world.
I put that word in quotes on purpose, as, of course, it is impossible to write a true biography of someone we know only from the writings of her moreorless contemporary enemies and from the writings of those who came later and defined her by their own prejudices. Along the way, cleopatras supple personality and the drama of her circumstances have been lost. The pulitzer prizewinning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world. David mccullough declared the book brilliant from start to finish. Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Stacy schiff quotes from cleopatra was on a political mission to save her country and her power, but what we remember about her are these two famed seductions, which are a matter of. Above all else, cleopatra was a shrewd strategist and an ingenious.
Discuss the role of subjectivity in historical records. Ideally, as stacy schiff observes in her magnificent recreation of both an extraordinary woman, and her times, our sense of cleopatra would be heightened by her dramatic appearance as the. L uscious and scrupulous is a difficult combination to pull off, but stacy schiff does so in her life of cleopatra. What is wrong with the statement that a womans authority spelled a mans deception. Vladimir nabokov, won the pulitzer prize in biography in 2000, while her book saintexupery was a pulitzer prize finalist. I remembered little about the famous egyptian ruler. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
A life by stacy schiff, an evocative retelling of the intriguing life of cleopatra. Stacy schiff knows a bit about traveling back in time to bring people to life. Stacy schiff has a serious girl crush on cleopatra. Cleopatra documentary biography of the life of cleopatra last pharaoh of egypt duration. Stacy schiff has provided us with a fascinating biography of cleopatra. Nov 02, 2010 the pulitzer prizewinning author stacy schiff attempts to paint a more complete picture in her new book, called cleopatra.
Oct 25, 2015 the author, most recently, of the witches sat behind hilary mantel at a performance of wolf hall. This biography of cleopatra goes well beyond the details of her life, of which little is known beyond what has been passed down from classical writers. Cleopatra by stacy schiff overdrive rakuten overdrive. A life, winner of the penjacqueline bograd weld award for biography. Oct 14, 2009 winner of the 2000 pulitzer prize for biography and hailed by critics as both monumental boston globe and utterly romantic new york magazine, stacy schiffs vera, the story of mrs. Rich in detail, epic in scope, schiff s is a luminous reconstruction of a dazzling life. New yorker contributor schiff a great improvisation. Franklin, france, and the birth of america, winner of the george washington book prize, the ambassador award in american studies, and the gilbert chinard prize of the institut francais damerique.
Winner of the george washington book prize in 2006 published in the uk as schiff, stacy. Stacy madeleine schiff born october 26, 1961 is an american nonfiction author residing in new york. Vladimir nabokovthe emigre author of lolita, pale fire, and speak, memorywrote his books first for. Schiff, born in adams, massachusetts, is a graduate of phillips academy andover preparatory school, and earned her b. In a masterly return to the classical sources, stacy schiff here boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a new world order. Author schiff seeks to portray the historical figures involved in the salem witch trials as the real people they were.
Isbn 0805066330 vencedora do premio george washington book in 2006 4 published in the uk as. Michelangelo, tiepolo, and elizabeth taylor put a face to her name. Salem, 1692, which the new york times hailed as an almost novelistic, thrillerlike narrative. In a masterly return to the classical sources, stacy schiff here boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a new world order a generation before the birth of christ. Stacy schiff schiff has received fellowships from the guggenheim foundation, the national endowment for the humanities, and the center for scholars and writers at the new york public library. I remembered little about the famous egyptian ruler from world history class in high school, and i dont think the elizabeth taylor movie counts as a documentary, so schiff s book felt like my. Nov 01, 2010 the pulitzer prizewinning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world. The titles of her backlist tumbled out half intelligibly, one on top of the other. Stacy schiff boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a. Isbn 0330376748 vencedora do premio pulitzer 3 schiff, stacy 2005. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points, if you have not read the book.
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