Romeo and Juliet (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) - Softcover

Book 41 of 41: The New Cambridge Shakespeare

Shakespeare, William

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9781108461825: Romeo and Juliet (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)
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ISBN 10: 1108461824 ISBN 13: 9781108461825
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

For this updated critical edition of Romeo and Juliet, Hester Lees-Jeffries has written a completely new introduction. It draws on recent research in theatre to set Romeo and Juliet in its mid-1590s context, making connections with other plays by Shakespeare and other literature of the period, as well as with the social and cultural contexts of the day, with discussions of London and Italy, dancing and duelling, marriage, gender and sexuality. It includes detailed discussion of the play in performance from the Restoration to the present day, with a particular focus on film (including global cinema), music and dance, and also explores other adaptations and afterlives, including young-adult fiction. The edition retains the commentary and Textual Analysis of the previous editor, G. Blakemore Evans; the Textual Analysis is prefaced with a short note contextualising its conclusions in the light of more recent research.

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About the Author

Hester Lees-Jeffries has been teaching Shakespeare and early modern literature at the University of Cambridge for more than twenty years, and also has extensive experience working with secondary school teachers. She is the author of two books, England's Helicon (2007) and Shakespeare and Memory (2013), and many articles and essays on Shakespeare and his contemporaries; she is particularly interested in performance and in visual and material culture. She is a member of the editorial board of Shakespeare Survey and the advisory board of Cambridge Shakespeare Editions. Since 2018, she has written a daily #SlowShakespeare blog, reading a single play over many months and tweeting @starcrossed2018.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108461824
ISBN 13 
9781108461825
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
272
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