tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675736270871747288.post4983830612384051063..comments2023-09-13T00:42:00.979-07:00Comments on Col Reads: Character Connection: CleopatraCol (Col Reads)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675736270871747288.post-52693080880361776562011-02-25T18:32:36.819-08:002011-02-25T18:32:36.819-08:00Enbrethilie -- Thanks for stopping by. You're ...Enbrethilie -- Thanks for stopping by. You're right, the Roman historians made a business out of being unkind to Cleopatra. I am going to look up that Horace poem!<br /><br />Jen -- Exactly. In Cleopatra's case, dying well seems to have been the best revenge!Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675736270871747288.post-60474701788632775442011-02-25T15:49:13.174-08:002011-02-25T15:49:13.174-08:00I do believe that Cleopatra is the woman who immed...I do believe that Cleopatra is the woman who immediately comes to mind when I see one of those "Well-behaved women rarely make history" bumper stickers. Whatever anyone else thought of her at the time, she gained immortality, something comparatively few of them did. Game, set, and match to the "wanton" queen!Jen at Introverted Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804424405257091608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675736270871747288.post-87882033293803260622011-02-25T00:11:56.487-08:002011-02-25T00:11:56.487-08:00+JMJ+
I love the comparison you make between the...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I love the comparison you make between the controversial royals of the past and the PR-savvy royals of the present! Roman historians weren't very kind to Cleopatra, were they? <br /><br />But although she didn't tell her story in her own way, she certainly lived her life in her own way--and even got the last say in her death. I remember one class I had in uni that looked at a poem Horace wrote about Cleopatra after her death. It was very ambivalent: he obviously didn't think much of the strange foreign queen, but he also admired the manner of her death. My lecturer pointed out that suicide was very honourable among the Romans. It threw them a little that she had lived like an Egyptian (which was "bad") but died like a Roman (which was "good"). <br /><br />Thank you for visiting my blog. =)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675736270871747288.post-20036724879308959162011-02-24T18:59:21.137-08:002011-02-24T18:59:21.137-08:00Amused -- I really loved it, but I know the detail...Amused -- I really loved it, but I know the detail and political history made some people nuts!<br /><br />Kathy -- Funny, I stopped and started it a few times as well. I finally made a push on a sleepless night (amazing how often this happens to me).<br /><br />Bellezza -- I have planned a Persephone weekend -- Mrs. Craven in print and finishing up Miss Pettigrew on audio. Actually, a very "lady-like" weekend. What will you be reading?<br /><br />Diane -- I think the audio on this would be great (Beth Fish Reads did a review of the audio, I think). I read it on Kindle. I did wind up running to the computer a lot for maps (so many of the countries they discuss no longer exist).Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675736270871747288.post-86786201417761166622011-02-24T17:44:58.226-08:002011-02-24T17:44:58.226-08:00I won the audio version and am looking forward to ...I won the audio version and am looking forward to giving it a try soon. Nice review on this one.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675736270871747288.post-21351787284491802532011-02-24T16:56:45.360-08:002011-02-24T16:56:45.360-08:00I've seen this so many places, but haven't...I've seen this so many places, but haven't read it yet. I <i>am</i> looking forward to sharing Persephone reading weekend with you. :)Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675736270871747288.post-76108046862928927332011-02-24T16:06:51.887-08:002011-02-24T16:06:51.887-08:00I started reading Cleopatra in December and set it...I started reading Cleopatra in December and set it aside when my dad took a turn for the worse and I had to rush home. It sounds like I need to pick it back up.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675736270871747288.post-55966768316801062022011-02-24T13:52:21.161-08:002011-02-24T13:52:21.161-08:00I've heard mixed things about this novel but C...I've heard mixed things about this novel but Cleopatra sure is intriguing isn't she!Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.com