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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... Scene 2.3 Scene 2.4 Scene 2.5 Scene 2.6 Scene 3.1 Scene 3.2 Scene 3.3 Scene 3.4 Scene 3.5 Scene 4.1 Scene 4.2 Scene 4.3 Scene 4.4 Scene 4.5 Scene 5.1 Scene 5.2 Scene 5.3 Appendices 1 Q1 and Q4 readings 2 Q1 Romeo and Juliet.
... Scene 2.3 Scene 2.4 Scene 2.5 Scene 2.6 Scene 3.1 Scene 3.2 Scene 3.3 Scene 3.4 Scene 3.5 Scene 4.1 Scene 4.2 Scene 4.3 Scene 4.4 Scene 4.5 Scene 5.1 Scene 5.2 Scene 5.3 Appendices 1 Q1 and Q4 readings 2 Q1 Romeo and Juliet.
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Third Series William Shakespeare René Weis. 1 Q1 and Q4 readings 2 Q1 Romeo and Juliet 3 Rhyme 4 Casting and doubling Abbreviations and references Abbreviations used in notes Works by and partly by Shakespeare Editions of Shakespeare ...
Third Series William Shakespeare René Weis. 1 Q1 and Q4 readings 2 Q1 Romeo and Juliet 3 Rhyme 4 Casting and doubling Abbreviations and references Abbreviations used in notes Works by and partly by Shakespeare Editions of Shakespeare ...
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... readers' alike for its clearly presented and reliable texts, its full annotation and its richly informative introductions. In the third Arden series we seek to maintain these well-established qualities and general characteristics ...
... readers' alike for its clearly presented and reliable texts, its full annotation and its richly informative introductions. In the third Arden series we seek to maintain these well-established qualities and general characteristics ...
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... reading adopted in the text and closing square bracket; then: abbreviated reference, in italic, to the earliest edition to adopt the accepted reading, italic semicolon and noteworthy alternative reading(s), each with abbreviated italic ...
... reading adopted in the text and closing square bracket; then: abbreviated reference, in italic, to the earliest edition to adopt the accepted reading, italic semicolon and noteworthy alternative reading(s), each with abbreviated italic ...
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... reader to the range of critical approaches to the plays. They discuss the history of the reception of the texts within the theatre and scholarship and beyond, investigating the interdependency of the literary text and the surrounding ...
... reader to the range of critical approaches to the plays. They discuss the history of the reception of the texts within the theatre and scholarship and beyond, investigating the interdependency of the literary text and the surrounding ...
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