It tells of an intense allconsuming love and how that love is powerful enough to hope to exist beyond mortal life. Especially designed for students, this acclaimed oxford edition makes romeo and juliet really accessible. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible onpage notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Joining bruce covilles earlier prose adaptations of shakespeare s plays is this picture book treatment of the bards most popular work ever. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare series by. He was born in stratforduponavon, son of john shakespeare, a prosperous merchant and local politician and mary arden, who had the wealth to send their oldest son to stratford grammar school.
The cambridge school shakespeare romeo and juliet aims to be different. Teachers often find that shakespeare s use of language is the largest barrier to student understanding and engagement, and this is where oxford school shakespeare excels. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The first folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623. Oxford school shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible onpage notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Romeo and juliet ebook written by william shakespeare. William shakespeare, 1564 1616 although there are many myths and mysteries surrounding william shakespeare, a great deal is actually known about his life. William shakespeare 15641616 william shakespeares most wellknown play is more than most people realize. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare william shakespeare on.
Romeo and juliet is a tragedy written by william shakespeare about to starcrossed lovers lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Aug 23, 2011 in romeo and juliet, shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. Oct 15, 2014 romeo and juliet ebook written by william shakespeare. The tender story of the young starcrossed lovers from warring families, romeo and juliet has moved audiences to tears for four hundred years. Romeo and juliet is the worlds most famous drama of tragic young love. As romeo and juliet come from opposing families, their love must be concealed until after their marriage. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare series 3rd. This exclusive collection of the bards best works has been designed specifically for readers new to shakespeare s rich literary legacy.
The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. Each play is presented complete and unabridged, in large print. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare free at loyal books. Oxford school shakespeare oxford school shakespeare series by shakespeare, william. The wordsworth classics shakespeare series presents a newlyedited sequence of william shakespeare s works. Romeo and juliet, in the popular oxford school shakespeare series, updated with a fresh new look. Notes and explanations are next to the relevant line, immediately aiding understanding, while photographs and illustrations encourage students to visualise the action. Prompt books as evidence of theatre history by jill levenson shakespeares romeo and juliet provides an ideal test case for an editorial approach which emphasizes the history of the play in performance.
Download pdf oxford school shakespeare romeo and juliet book full free. The oxford school shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the greatest playwright in the english language. Like every other play in the series, it has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. In romeo and juliet, shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. Oxford school shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible onpage notes and explanatory illustrations. This edition of romeo and juliet includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists including websites and classroom notes. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. This romeo and juliet is part of the cambridge school shakespeare series. Gill, roma and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The oxford shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers a new, modernspelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings onpage commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, allusions, and much else. Romeo and juliet has some of the most intense and moving love poetry ever written by shakespeare.
Newly redesigned and easier to read, each play in the oxford school shakespeare series includes the complete and unabridged text, detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters. In this deathfilled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers final union in death seems almost inevitable. The classic tragedy about the doomed young lovers is accompanied by historical and critical notes. The play text is supplemented with onpage notes, including clear explanations of vocabulary. Romeo and juliet cambridge school shakespeare abebooks. Romeo and juliet, in the popular oxford school shakespeare series, updated with a fresh new look author william shakespeare and series editor roma gill. In this deathfilled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers final union in death.
Oxford school shakespeare romeo and juliet available for download and read online in other formats. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare series shakespeare, william, gill, roma on. Dubbed the bard of avon, shakespeare oversaw the building of the globe theatre in london, where a number of his plays were staged, the bestknown of which include romeo and juliet, hamlet, and macbeth. Buy romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare 4th revised edition by shakespeare, william, gill obe, roma isbn.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read romeo and juliet. Oxford school shakespeare 6th edition by william shakespeare et al at over 30 bookstores. While it is the story of starcrossed lovers, romeo and juliet, it is also the story of two families in the middle of a bitter feud. Pdf oxford school shakespeare romeo and juliet download. Best books of the month childrens books textbooks kindle books audible. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare series by william shakespeare author visit amazons william shakespeare page. Cambridge school shakespeare by william shakespeare and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Buy the paperback book romeo and juliet 2009 edition. I think an english teacher will be quite ready to teach this play if they also stock the following in their curriculum library. Romeo and juliet cambridge school shakespeare by william shakespeare, edited by robert smith, rex gibson, general editor richard wienand, vicki wienand at. Oxford school shakespeare by william shakespeare at indigo. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, 9780198321668, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
I would recommend it to children who understand the language of old english and understands that romeo and juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. As well as explaining shakespeares text, it explores the plays background and critical reception to give readers a full understanding. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, roma gill from waterstones today. Shakespeare was fully aware that he was working with a plot that was cliched even in his own time today it is even laughable.
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