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Romeo and Juliet : language and writing / Catherine Belsey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Belsey, Catherine, author.
- Series:
- Arden student skills
- Arden Shakespeare (Critical studies)
- The Arden Shakespeare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Adaptations.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William).
- Language and languages.
- Genre:
- Adaptations
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, [2014]
- Summary:
- Everyone knows the story of the star-crossed lovers but close attention to the language of the play can deepen and darken the legend. As icons of passion, Romeo and Juliet reveal the recklessness, as well as the idealism, of desire in a violent world. Catherine Belsey shows how you can tease out the play's subtle meanings and goes on to discuss key adaptations, including the classic Baz Lurhmann film.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the play
- The language of love
- The language of death
- Shakespeare retells the tale
- Textual choices
- Afterlives: language through time
- Critical issues and the text
- Writing skills.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174).
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Drama Online, viewed July 9, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Belsey, Catherine. Romeo and Juliet.
- ISBN:
- 9781472539458
- 1472539451
- 9781408189580
- 1408189585
- 9781472539441
- 1472539443
- OCLC:
- 868318263
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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