基本説明
It has been more than 30 years since the Arden Second Series edition of Romeo and Juliet was published and for the Arden Third Series edition, René Weis has revisited the original text and argues that the play is ultimately Juliet's. The illustrated introduction looks at the play's exceptionally beautiful and complex language and discusses the play's critical, stage and film history, including West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. 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. A full facsimile of the First Quarto text is included as an appendix.
Full 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. René Weis discusses the play's critical, stage and film history, including West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann's seminal film Romeo + Juliet. This is an authoritative edition from a leading scholar, giving the reader a penetrating and wide-ranging insight into this ever popular play.
