Oxford Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Name: Oxford Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
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ISBN: 9780199535897

ISBN-10: 0199535892

ISBN-13: 9780199535897

Edition: 2008

Authors: William. Shakespeare, Jill L. Levenson

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This innovative edition of one of Shakespeare's most beloved plays offers modernized texts not only of the 1599 quarto but also of the short, or "bad" quarto of 1597, regarding each as witness to a "mobile text" which changed in composition as Shakespeare wrote it and which has continued to evolve throughout its richly varied history, both in the theatre and in film, television, opera, and ballet. The more familiar 1599 text is accompanied by a detailed explanatory commentary. The Introduction traces the Romeo and Juliet narrative from its origins in myth through its adaptation in the novella, and shows how Shakespeare's transmutation of the story reflects contemporary concerns with love,…

Book details

List price: $10.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Introduction


Editorial Procedures


Abbreviations and References


The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet


An Excellent Conceited Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (Q1)


Index