{"date":"February 15","id":"02-15","intro":["The romantic and heedless loves of Antony and Cleopatra figure prominently in history, literature, and drama. Dryden made a fascinating play from the story of Antony, who sacrificed the leadership of Rome, reputation, and life itself for love of the Egyptian queen, who followed him in death."],"minutes":23,"readings":[{"author":"John Dryden","end":69,"start":53,"volume":18,"work":"All for Love"}],"slug":"february-15","status":"proofread","title":"The World Well Lost?","url":"/harvard-classics/february-15/","words":4613}