tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422731662416239543.post4143651610761528968..comments2023-10-07T05:28:21.660-05:00Comments on Natchez Library Blog: New Bestsellers for AprilAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569789851680284837noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422731662416239543.post-17325838713069575072012-02-17T21:21:02.092-06:002012-02-17T21:21:02.092-06:00"Cleopatra: A Life" is not scholarly eno..."Cleopatra: A Life" is not scholarly enough to qualify as a biography--there simply isn't enough information extant about Cleopatra to fill a 300+ page book. All her sources wrote well past Cleopatra's time, or were Roman enemies. Schiff acknowledges the almost total lack of reliable information right from the start, but can't quite overcome the enormity of that obstacle. Her prose is often stilted as she fills pages with everything but Cleopatra's life.Luxembourghttp://dream8doit.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com