Romeo and Juliet
Published on 7. April 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-14-101226-1 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Target group
Interest Age: From 14 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
185 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-101226-1 (9780141012261)
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Persons
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.