Romeo and Juliet
Series: Arden Shakespeare
Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9781903436905
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.
Source: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/romeo-and-juliet-9781903436905/