Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
"Raffel's glossings are almost without exception accurate and scholarly and some of them will be downright revelatory. The attention he pays to sound and rhythm in his notes will remind students they should be reading Shakespeare aloud and that there is pleasure in doing so."--Dale Richardson, Sewanee: The University of the South Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most read and beloved of all stage works. This extensively annotated version of the play to date makes it completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century and offers a rich resource for students, teachers, and the general reader. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. This version of Romeo and Juliet isunparalleled for its thoroughness and adherence to sound linguistic principles. In his introduction, Raffel provides historical and social contexts that increase the reader's understanding of the play. And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom argues that Romeo and Juliet isunmatched in the world's literature "as a vision of an uncompromising love that perishes of its own idealism and intensity."Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: William ShakespearePublisher: Yale University PressPublished: 07/11/2004ISBN: 9780300104530Pages: 256Weight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80dReview Citations: Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2005 pg. 80 - Strongly Recommended
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 07/11/2004
ISBN: 9780300104530
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2005 pg. 80 - Strongly Recommended
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 07/11/2004
ISBN: 9780300104530
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2005 pg. 80 - Strongly Recommended
Book Title
Romeo and Juliet
ISBN
9780300104530
"Raffel's glossings are almost without exception accurate and scholarly and some of them will be downright revelatory. The attention he pays to sound and rhythm in his notes will remind students they should be reading Shakespeare aloud and that there is pleasure in doing so."--Dale Richardson, Sewanee: The University of the South
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most read and beloved of all stage works. This extensively annotated version of the play to date makes it completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century and offers a rich resource for students, teachers, and the general reader. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. This version of Romeo and Juliet isunparalleled for its thoroughness and adherence to sound linguistic principles. In his introduction, Raffel provides historical and social contexts that increase the reader's understanding of the play. And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom argues that Romeo and Juliet isunmatched in the world's literature "as a vision of an uncompromising love that perishes of its own idealism and intensity."Binding Type: Paperback
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 07/11/2004
ISBN: 9780300104530
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2005 pg. 80 - Strongly Recommended
"Raffel's glossings are almost without exception accurate and scholarly and some of them will be downright revelatory. The attention he pays to sound and rhythm in his notes will remind students they should be reading Shakespeare aloud and that there is pleasure in doing so."--Dale Richardson, Sewanee: The University of the South
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most read and beloved of all stage works. This extensively annotated version of the play to date makes it completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century and offers a rich resource for students, teachers, and the general reader. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. This version of Romeo and Juliet isunparalleled for its thoroughness and adherence to sound linguistic principles. In his introduction, Raffel provides historical and social contexts that increase the reader's understanding of the play. And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom argues that Romeo and Juliet isunmatched in the world's literature "as a vision of an uncompromising love that perishes of its own idealism and intensity."Binding Type: Paperback
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 07/11/2004
ISBN: 9780300104530
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2005 pg. 80 - Strongly Recommended