William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
By: edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Contributors: Bloom, Harold.
Edition: New ed.
Series: Bloom's guides
Publisher: Bloom's Literary Criticism
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9781604138139
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616; Tragedy
Other titles: Romeo and Juliet
Description: "Edited and introduced by Yale University professor and distinguished literary critic Harold Bloom, Bloom's Guides are comprehensive study guides for both students and adults. Emphasizing summary and analysis, these guides are designed to provide the necessary materials with which readers can gain a better understanding of the most widely read works in Western literature." "Introductions by renowned critic Harold Bloom consider each work and its significance." "Brief biographical sketches offer insight into each author's life." ""The Story Behind the Story" details the circumstances surrounding the inception and development of the work. Summaries with analysis review and explain key points of each work." "Selections from critical essays written by leading scholars provide accessible explorations of the work." "Annotated bibliographies direct readers to additional materials on the subject and explain the importance of each"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Biographical sketch; title: The story behind the story; title: List of characters; title: Summary and analysis; title: C. bradley on some elements of Shakespearean tragedy; title: Harry Levin on formality and spontaneity in Shakespeare's language of love; title: Sara Munson deats on isolation, miscommunication, and adolescent suicide; title: Arthur F. Kinney on authority in Romeo and Juliet; title: Stephen M. Buhler on Romeo and Juliet, media "repackaging," West Side Story; title: And Bruce Springsteen; title: Peter S. Donaldson on some thoughts on Baz Luhrmann's Romeo+Juliet; title: Leslie Broder on heroism against the odds in the play; title: Jay L. Halio on "authentic" versus "living" Shakespeare; title: Glennis Byron on Romeo and Juliet: remade and recontextualized; title: Marjorie Garber on the evolution of Romeo and Juliet.