- Published: 1 May 1998
- ISBN: 9781101118979
- Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 304
Romeo and Juliet
Staged: the origins of YA’s greatest tropes
STAGED: Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection
The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's timeless story of star-crossed lovers.
One of the Bard's most popular plays, this is both the quintessential story of young love and a cautionary tale of the tragedy that can occur when the forces of passion and familial pride are at odds.
This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:
• An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater
• A special introduction to the play by the editor, J.A. Bryant, Jr.
• The source from which Shakespeare derived Romeo and Juliet, Arthur Brooke's The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet
• Dramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Michael Goldman, and others
• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Romeo and Juliet
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format
• Recommended readings
- Published: 1 May 1998
- ISBN: 9781101118979
- Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 304