Romeo & Juliet

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Title:

Romeo & Juliet

Author:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

ISBN:

9780198321491

Personal Author:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Uniform Title:

Romeo and Juliet

Publication Information:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Physical Description:

xxx, 142 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Oxford school Shakespeare

Plays (Oxford University Press)

Abstract:

Presents the text of "Romeo and Juliet," in which the love between two young people from noble Veronese houses is doomed by the long-standing feud between their families, and includes introductory and textual notes, character lists and studies, a synopsis, teaching tools and suggestions, historical background, and biographical information about Shakespeare.

Subject Term:

Romeo (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Juliet (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Vendetta -- Drama.

Youth -- Drama.

Juliet (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst00984804

Romeo (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01100152

Vendetta. (OCoLC)fst01165132

Youth. (OCoLC)fst01183341

Geographic Term:

Verona (Italy) -- Drama.

Italy -- Verona. (OCoLC)fst01204568

Genre:

Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879

Added Author:

Gill, Roma,

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2005280658-d.html

Copies:

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168020396301	822.33 S527R 2005	1	Searching... Unknown
Searching... 1:VCPMB	1:GEN-BOOK	000092554	822.33 ROM	1	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. In this edition of Romeo and Juliet, illustrations have been extended and updated; the preliminary notes have been expanded; reading lists have been updated, and include websites; and the classroom notes have been brought in line with recent practice. Romeo and Juliet is a set text for 11-14 year olds in England and remains one of the most accessible and popular of Shakespeare's plays for secondary students the world over.