num_pages: 101
description: "The permanent popularity, now of mythic intensity, of Romeo and Juliet is more than justified," writes eminent scholar Harold Bloom, "since the play is the largest and most persuasive celebration of romantic love in Western literature."William Shakespeare (1564-1616) based his early romantic tragedy on Arthur Brooke's 1562 poem The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet. Shakespeare's resulting masterpiece, in turn, has inspired countless retellings around the world in mediums that include literature, dance, stage, and screen."It is Shakespeare all over, and Shakespeare when he was young, "declares William Hazlitt )1778-1830), acclaimed British essayist and critic, in his exuberant Introduction to this Modern Library edition.(front flap)
language: English
title: Romeo and Juliet
titlecomplete: Romeo and Juliet
characters: Juliet, Escalus, Lady Montague, Montague., Lady Capulet, Abram, Benvolio, Sampson, Capulet, Paris, Mercutio, Romeo, Balthasar, Friar John, Friar Lawrence
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, High School, Fiction, Read For School, Poetry, Theatre
ratings_count: 2519215
places: Italy, Verona
publisher: Modern Library