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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... and references Abbreviations used in notes Works by and partly by Shakespeare Editions of Shakespeare collated Other works cited or used LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1 Juliet (Dorothy Tutin) and Nurse (Edith ROMEO AND JULIET.
... and references Abbreviations used in notes Works by and partly by Shakespeare Editions of Shakespeare collated Other works cited or used LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1 Juliet (Dorothy Tutin) and Nurse (Edith ROMEO AND JULIET.
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... edition, valued by scholars, students, actors and 'the great variety of readers' alike for its clearly presented and ... editions, texts are presented in fully modernized form, with a textual apparatus that records all substantial ...
... edition, valued by scholars, students, actors and 'the great variety of readers' alike for its clearly presented and ... editions, texts are presented in fully modernized form, with a textual apparatus that records all substantial ...
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... edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary or MerriamWebster's Collegiate Dictionary, but in cases of doubt they will include notes. Attention, however, will be drawn to places where more than one likely interpretation can be proposed and ...
... edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary or MerriamWebster's Collegiate Dictionary, but in cases of doubt they will include notes. Attention, however, will be drawn to places where more than one likely interpretation can be proposed and ...
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... edition of the text, or when the named edition records a conjecture not accepted into its text. Stage directions (SDs) are referred to by the number of the line within or immediately after which they are placed. Line numbers with a ...
... edition of the text, or when the named edition records a conjecture not accepted into its text. Stage directions (SDs) are referred to by the number of the line within or immediately after which they are placed. Line numbers with a ...
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... edition, as did Richard Proudfoot, whose detailed comments, at first proof, once again demonstrated his passion for accuracy and an incomparable ear for Shakespeare's words and rhythms. My intellectual debts and bonds of friendship to ...
... edition, as did Richard Proudfoot, whose detailed comments, at first proof, once again demonstrated his passion for accuracy and an incomparable ear for Shakespeare's words and rhythms. My intellectual debts and bonds of friendship to ...
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