Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare in Production)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (896 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521667690 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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'I cannot recommend too highly the whole series to all theatre lovers, theatregoers, theatre practitioners, and anybody who enjoys Shakespeare.' Robert Tanitch, What's on in London
This edition provides the full text of the play as well as a thorough account of its production history, equally useful for the scholar, actor and director. Romeo and Juliet has always been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on stage and film. The commentary provides 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.. The introduction examines major changes over four centuries of theatrical production
. He is also Director of the Shakespeare at Winedale program, a University of Texas summer course dedicated to the intensive study of Shakespeare through performance. He is author of Henry V in the Manchester University Press Shakespeare in Performance series, as well as a number of articles and reviews regarding Shakespeare on stage and film. James N. Loehlin is Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin
Great for Students I am a student who had to read this book and I couldn't understand most of the stuff Shakespeare was writing. We first started to read some other books with the Old English type writing and I got a C- in this class because I couldnt understand it. We just started reading Romeo and Juliet and I had the same problem so I bought. "Great Kindle Version" according to MsEnglishTeacher. I am a high school English teacher looking at the different versions of classics texts available for Kindle (fire), so my review will not be for the play itself, but rather for the eBook--readability, layout, price, and other features.This version of Romeo and Juliet is my favorite 99 cent version for several reasons. First, . I tend to enjoy mysteries and history First let me say that this is not my typical reading fare, I tend to enjoy mysteries and history, but the snippets of Shakespeare I have read over the years have always fascinated me so I thought I would give one of his works a try. I can only say that I love this book, and find myself reading some passages aloud! For me, the