Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, published by Cambridge University Press in 2002, is a comprehensive edition of one of Shakespeare’s most renowned plays. This 270-page work explores the enduring popularity of the story, which has been a staple of theatrical performance and has undergone numerous adaptations over the years. The edition offers insights into the play’s dynamic nature, highlighting how it has been transformed to meet varying cultural contexts while maintaining its essence as a classic love story.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the play’s production history, including shifts in interpretation and staging innovations that have occurred over four centuries. The introduction delves into the various adaptations and textual changes, while the commentary provides specific examples of how notable performers have interpreted the roles of Romeo and Juliet. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the complexities of drama, conflict of generations, and the evolution of performance art related to this iconic work.
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Romeo and Juliet is not only one of the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays, it is one of the most popular stories in the world. Yet while the play has rarely been off the stage, it has undergone radical transformations in performance. It has been abridged, rewritten, given a happy ending, reset in other times and places, and adapted into other media. While retaining its appeal as a definitive love story, Romeo and Juliet has been a dynamic and unstable performance text, endlessly reinvented to suit differing cultural needs. This edition provides a detailed, thorough and readable account of the play in production. The introduction examines shifts in interpretation, textual adaptations and staging innovations over four centuries of theatrical production. The commentary gives detailed examples of how different performers, from Henry Irving and Ellen Terry to Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, have brought life and death to Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers.
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