
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
The Manga Edition
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 8. February 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-470-09758-8 (ISBN)
Description
Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
Feuding families--the Montagues and Capulets. Star-crossed lovers--Romeo and Juliet. A street brawl and a masquerade ball. Comedy and tragedy. Murder and revenge. True romance. A secret marriage. A double suicide.
Packed with action and emotion, this manga edition is the ideal way to explore Shakespeare's timeless themes and appreciate his immortal love scenes.
Feuding families--the Montagues and Capulets. Star-crossed lovers--Romeo and Juliet. A street brawl and a masquerade ball. Comedy and tragedy. Murder and revenge. True romance. A secret marriage. A double suicide.
Packed with action and emotion, this manga edition is the ideal way to explore Shakespeare's timeless themes and appreciate his immortal love scenes.
More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Target group
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 19.1 cm
Width: 12.8 cm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-09758-8 (9780470097588)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Adam Sexton is author of Master Class in Fiction Writing and editor of the anthologies Love Stories, Rap on Rap, and Desperately Seeking Madonna. He has written on art and entertainment for The New York Times and The Village Voice, and he teaches fiction writing and literature at New York University and critical reading and writing at Parsons School of Design. A graduate of Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.
Yali Lin was born in Guang Dong, southern China. She started drawing comics before she knew what they were. At the age of 11, she moved to New York City with her family and read her first comic book in 7th grade. Immediately she fell in love with the endless fantasy worlds you can create in this fast growing medium. Her influences are found in Japanese manga, mainly Shojo. In May 2006, Yali graduated from the School of Visual Arts with her BFA in Cartooning. She is currently drawing her second book and teaches cartooning classes to young children and teens in NYC.
Yali Lin was born in Guang Dong, southern China. She started drawing comics before she knew what they were. At the age of 11, she moved to New York City with her family and read her first comic book in 7th grade. Immediately she fell in love with the endless fantasy worlds you can create in this fast growing medium. Her influences are found in Japanese manga, mainly Shojo. In May 2006, Yali graduated from the School of Visual Arts with her BFA in Cartooning. She is currently drawing her second book and teaches cartooning classes to young children and teens in NYC.
Content
Suiting the Action to the Word: Shakespeare and Manga.
Act I.
Act II.
Act III.
Act IV.
Act V.
Act I.
Act II.
Act III.
Act IV.
Act V.