Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible onpage notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background. Romeo and juliet is a tragedy written by william shakespeare about to starcrossed lovers lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Romeo and juliet is the worlds most famous drama of tragic young love. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read romeo and juliet. In this deathfilled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers final union in death. 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. Each play is presented complete and unabridged, in large print.
Notes and explanations are next to the relevant line, immediately aiding understanding, while photographs and illustrations encourage students to visualise the action. Download pdf oxford school shakespeare romeo and juliet book full free. Romeo and juliet, in the popular oxford school shakespeare series, updated with a fresh new look author william shakespeare and series editor roma gill. Romeo and juliet ebook written by william shakespeare.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I think an english teacher will be quite ready to teach this play if they also stock the following in their curriculum library. The wordsworth classics shakespeare series presents a newlyedited sequence of william shakespeare s works. Buy the paperback book romeo and juliet 2009 edition. Oxford school shakespeare romeo and juliet available for download and read online in other formats. This romeo and juliet is part of the cambridge school shakespeare series. The classic tragedy about the doomed young lovers is accompanied by historical and critical notes. The oxford school shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the greatest playwright in the english language. Oxford school shakespeare oxford school shakespeare series by shakespeare, william. Joining bruce covilles earlier prose adaptations of shakespeare s plays is this picture book treatment of the bards most popular work ever. 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 by william shakespeare, 9780198321668, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Oct 15, 2014 romeo and juliet ebook written by william shakespeare. Pdf oxford school shakespeare romeo and juliet download. This edition of romeo and juliet includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists including websites and classroom notes. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare series shakespeare, william, gill, roma on. 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. This exclusive collection of the bards best works has been designed specifically for readers new to shakespeare s rich literary legacy. 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. Aug 23, 2011 in romeo and juliet, shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. The tender story of the young starcrossed lovers from warring families, romeo and juliet has moved audiences to tears for four hundred years. Though not actually a tragedy, the story of the two starcrossed lovers bears witness to shakespeare s growing skill in shaping tragic drama. Romeo and juliet, in the popular oxford school shakespeare series, updated with a fresh new look.
Gill, roma and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare 4th revised edition by shakespeare, william, gill obe, roma isbn. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare series by william shakespeare author visit amazons william shakespeare page. In this deathfilled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers final union in death seems almost inevitable. Romeo and juliet cambridge school shakespeare by william shakespeare, edited by robert smith, rex gibson, general editor richard wienand, vicki wienand at.
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 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. Oxford school shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible onpage notes and explanatory illustrations. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Oxford school shakespeare by william shakespeare at indigo. 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. Especially designed for students, this acclaimed oxford edition makes romeo and juliet really accessible. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. As romeo and juliet come from opposing families, their love must be concealed until after their marriage. Romeo and juliet cambridge school shakespeare abebooks. Romeo and juliet, in the popular oxford school shakespeare series, updated with a fresh new look 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. The play text is supplemented with onpage notes, including clear explanations of vocabulary. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare series 3rd.
William shakespeare 15641616 william shakespeares most wellknown play is more than most people realize. 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. 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.
Like every other play in the series, it has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. Romeo and juliet has some of the most intense and moving love poetry ever written by shakespeare. Oxford school shakespeare 6th edition by william shakespeare et al at over 30 bookstores. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare william shakespeare on. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, roma gill from waterstones today. As well as explaining shakespeares text, it explores the plays background and critical reception to give readers a full understanding. Romeo and juliet oxford school shakespeare series by. The first folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623. 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.
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