William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Book 2010

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet

Tragedy

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Bloom's guides

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ISBN:

9781604138139

Edition:

New edition

Description:

121 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Romeo and Juliet

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

A.C. Bradley on some elements of Shakespearean tragedy
Harry Levin on formality and spontaneity in Shakespeare's language of love
Sara Munson deats on isolation, miscommunication, and adolescent suicide in the play
Arthur F. Kinney on authority in Romeo and Juliet
Stephen M. Buhler on Romeo and Juliet, media "repackaging," West Side story and Bruce Springsteen
Peter S. Donaldson offers some thoughts on Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet
Leslie Broder on heroism against the odds in the play
Jay L. Halio on "authentic" versus "living" Shakespeare
Glennis Byron on Romeo and Juliet : remade and recontextualized

LCCN:

2009053107

Control Number:

2630800

Other Authors:

Bloom, Harold

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