Oxford school shakespeare romeo and juliet available for download and read online in other formats. Oxford school shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible onpage notes and explanatory illustrations. Buy the paperback book romeo and juliet 2009 edition. Oxford school shakespeare oxford school shakespeare series by shakespeare, william. Oct 15, 2014 romeo and juliet ebook written by william shakespeare. Romeo and juliet, in the popular oxford school shakespeare series, updated with a fresh new look. Each play is presented complete and unabridged, in large print. Romeo and juliet, in the popular oxford school shakespeare series, updated with a fresh new look author william shakespeare and series editor roma gill. 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. 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. Romeo and juliet searchable database for prompt books the oxford romeo and juliet. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read romeo and juliet. The classic tragedy about the doomed young lovers is accompanied by historical and critical notes.
Romeo and juliet cambridge school shakespeare by william shakespeare, edited by robert smith, rex gibson, general editor richard wienand, vicki wienand at. Romeo and juliet cambridge school shakespeare abebooks. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare series shakespeare, william, gill, roma on. The tender story of the young starcrossed lovers from warring families, romeo and juliet has moved audiences to tears for four hundred years. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Romeo and juliet is the worlds most famous drama of tragic young love. Aug 23, 2011 in romeo and juliet, shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. The wordsworth classics shakespeare series presents a newlyedited sequence of william shakespeare s works. As romeo and juliet come from opposing families, their love must be concealed until after their marriage. 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. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, roma gill from waterstones today. 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. 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.
The cambridge school shakespeare romeo and juliet aims to be different. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, 9780198321668, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In this deathfilled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers final union in death seems almost inevitable. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible onpage notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background.
It tells of an intense allconsuming love and how that love is powerful enough to hope to exist beyond mortal life. Best books of the month childrens books textbooks kindle books audible. Oxford school shakespeare 6th edition by william shakespeare et al at over 30 bookstores. In romeo and juliet, shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. Gill, roma and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Joining bruce covilles earlier prose adaptations of shakespeare s plays is this picture book treatment of the bards most popular work ever. 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. This edition of romeo and juliet includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists including websites and classroom notes. Though not actually a tragedy, the story of the two starcrossed lovers bears witness to shakespeare s growing skill in shaping tragic drama. Cambridge school shakespeare by william shakespeare and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As well as explaining shakespeares text, it explores the plays background and critical reception to give readers a full understanding. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.
Romeo and juliet is a tragedy written by william shakespeare about to starcrossed lovers lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Shakespeare alive a great overview of elizabethan england, with just the right amount of kidfriendly trivia and important history, the folger librarys shakespeare set free, and the nctes teaching romeo and juliet. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The first folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623. 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.
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Pdf oxford school shakespeare romeo and juliet download. Shakespeare was fully aware that he was working with a plot that was cliched even in his own time today it is even laughable. Especially designed for students, this acclaimed oxford edition makes romeo and juliet really accessible. The play text is supplemented with onpage notes, including clear explanations of vocabulary. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare free at loyal books. 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.
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