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“I checked to see if there’d been a really good book published in the last few decades. Then I started with what Cleopatra would have read, asking myself, “What can we know about her education?” It turns out to be a very great deal, and bizarrely, no one had written about that before.”

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Stacy Schiff

Stacy Schiff is an American author renowned for her biographical works. Born on October 26, 1961, in New York, she graduated from Harvard University and later obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University. Schiff's writing style is distinctive, and she excels at delving into the lives and achievements of historical figures. Her works have won numerous literary awards. more

“We don't know how Cleopatra spent her days, but we do know how other Hellenistic monarchs spent their days. There has been a great amount of scholarship in the last 30 years about education in the Hellenistic world and women in the Hellenistic world. We now know how an upper-class woman was educated in her day.”

Knows World Years Has Beens Lasts Class Know How Amount Educated Scholarship Monarchs Upper Class

Author:Stacy Schiff

“A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies.”

Done Play Stories Literature Inspired Folklore Kurosawa Noh

Author:Stan Sakai

“I make my own limits which are drawn according to my own taste.”

My Own Taste Limits

Author:Stan Sakai

“Norwegian kids, they grow up well educated in film. So they have a lot of good directors there.”

Wells Kids Film Grows Growing Up Directors Educated Well Educated Good Directors Norwegians

Author:Stellan Skarsgard