Romeo and Juliet: Third SeriesThis major new edition of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy of love argues that that play is ultimately Juliet's. The play text is expertly edited and the on-page commentary notes discuss issues of staging, theme, meaning and Shakespeare's use of his sources to give the reader deep and engaging insights into the play. The richly illustrated introduction looks at the play's exceptionally beautiful and complex language and focuses on the figure of Juliet as being at its centre. René Weis discusses the play's critical, stage and film history, including West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann's seminal film Romeo + Juliet. This is an authoritative edition from a leading scholar, giving the reader a penetrating and wide-ranging insight into this ever popular play. |
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... SHAKESPEARE'S POEMSedited by Katherine Duncan-Jones and H.R. Woudhuysen ROMEO AND JULIETedited by René Weis SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETSedited by Katherine Duncan-Jones SIR THOMAS MOREedited by John Jowett THE TAMING OF THE SHREWedited by ...
... SHAKESPEARE'S POEMSedited by Katherine Duncan-Jones and H.R. Woudhuysen ROMEO AND JULIETedited by René Weis SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETSedited by Katherine Duncan-Jones SIR THOMAS MOREedited by John Jowett THE TAMING OF THE SHREWedited by ...
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... Shakespeare (2004) The age of Zeffirelli (1960–8) Bogdanov and Luhrmann: from Alfa Romeo to Clockwork Orange Shakespeare and beyond (1986–) The texts: Q1 (1597) and Q2 (1599) Nurse's italics and Capulet's Wife's speech prefixes ...
... Shakespeare (2004) The age of Zeffirelli (1960–8) Bogdanov and Luhrmann: from Alfa Romeo to Clockwork Orange Shakespeare and beyond (1986–) The texts: Q1 (1597) and Q2 (1599) Nurse's italics and Capulet's Wife's speech prefixes ...
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Third Series William Shakespeare René Weis. Shakespeare's handwriting and what it has left us Second thoughts: Queen Mab and others From Q1 to Q2 Q1's stage directions: a record of performance or 'literary' ornaments? Editorial ...
Third Series William Shakespeare René Weis. Shakespeare's handwriting and what it has left us Second thoughts: Queen Mab and others From Q1 to Q2 Q1's stage directions: a record of performance or 'literary' ornaments? Editorial ...
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... Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, 1996 (AKG Images) 4 David Garrick and Anne Bellamy as Romeo and Juliet, engraving by Benjamin Wilson, 1753 (courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library) 5 Spranger Barry and Maria Isabella Nossiter as Romeo ...
... Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, 1996 (AKG Images) 4 David Garrick and Anne Bellamy as Romeo and Juliet, engraving by Benjamin Wilson, 1753 (courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library) 5 Spranger Barry and Maria Isabella Nossiter as Romeo ...
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... Shakespeare's works, this third series of the Arden Shakespeare is enlivened by a new generation's encounter with Shakespeare. THE TEXT On each page of the play itself, readers will find a passage of text supported by commentary and ...
... Shakespeare's works, this third series of the Arden Shakespeare is enlivened by a new generation's encounter with Shakespeare. THE TEXT On each page of the play itself, readers will find a passage of text supported by commentary and ...
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