Romeo and Juliet : Third Series Hardback
by William Shakespeare
Edited by Rene Weis
Part of the The Arden Shakespeare Third Series series
Hardback
Description
This 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.
Rene Weis discusses the plays's critical, stage and film history, including West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann's seminal film Romeo + Juliet.
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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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:472 pages, 20 black and white illustrations in the introduction
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:10/05/2012
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- ISBN:9781903436905
Information
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:472 pages, 20 black and white illustrations in the introduction
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:10/05/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781903436905
