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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

by Adrian Poole (Editor), Adrian Poole (Introduction), William Shakespeare (Author), William Shakespeare (Author), T. J. B. Spencer (Editor)

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    Paperback 2005

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Synopsis

A young man and woman meet by chance and fall instantly in love. But their families are bitter enemies, and in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything. Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 07 Apr 2005
ISBN 10: 0141012269
ISBN 13: 9780141012261

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We can more easily decide between Shakespear and any other author, than between him and himself. Shall we quote any more passages to shew his genius or the beauty of Romeo and Juliet? At that rate, we might quote the whole.
Author Bio
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright of the 16th and 17 centuries, now widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the word's pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Adrian Poole is Reader in English & Comparative Literature and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. His publications include Shakespeare and the Victorians and Tragedy: Shakespeare and the Greek Example.