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Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

  • Bindwijze: Paperback
  • Taal: en
  • ISBN: 9780141396477
Romeo and Juliet
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Taal:en
Bindwijze:Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum:30 april 2015
Aantal pagina's:320
Illustraties:Nee
Betrokkenen
Hoofdauteur:William Shakespeare
Tweede Auteur:Adrian Poole
Hoofdredacteur:t. J. B. Spencer
Tweede Redacteur:T.J.B. Spencer
Tweede Redacteur:T.J.B. Spencer
Vertaling
Eerste Vertaler:Adrian Poole
Overige kenmerken
Editie:1
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:129 mm
Product hoogte:26 mm
Product lengte:198 mm
Studieboek:Ja
Verpakking breedte:128 mm
Verpakking hoogte:22 mm
Verpakking lengte:193 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:452 g
Overige kenmerken
Editie:1
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:129 mm
Product hoogte:26 mm
Product lengte:198 mm
Studieboek:Ja
Verpakking breedte:128 mm
Verpakking hoogte:22 mm
Verpakking lengte:193 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:452 g

Samenvatting

The greatest love story in English, William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is a play of star-crossed lovers who take a valiant stand against social convention, with tragic consequences. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited with notes by T. J. B. Spencer, and an introduction by Adrian Poole. Whats in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet the city of Verona, torn apart by the violent feud between the families of Montague and Capulet, is a powder keg waiting to explode; the Prince of Verona, seeking to restore order, has declared any breach of the peace punishable by death. But for the young Montague Romeo, and his lover, the Capulet Juliet, the enmity of their families is immaterial. Meeting in secret, the two lovers gradually spiral towards disaster as their respective families edge closer towards open warfare. A play that has inspired films as diverse as Leonard Bernsteins West Side Story and Baz Luhrmanns Romeo+Juliet, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy. This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeares life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Romeo and Juliet, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote some of the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love-poetry in English. If you enjoyed Romeo and Juliet, you might like A Midsummer Nights Dream, also available in Penguin Shakespeare. Romeo was your first rebel without a cause Baz Luhrmann, director of Romeo+Juliet