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Romeo and Juliet

By Hansol Jung and William Shakespeare
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Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's timeless tragedy of star-crossed lovers bound by fate. This new translation by Hansol Jung renders the classic tale into accessible contemporary American English, revealing deeper nuances and subtleties of the original text while preserving its poetic beauty.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers interested in Shakespeare, classic drama, or those seeking a modern, approachable version of a beloved play. Suitable for students, theatre enthusiasts, and anyone exploring the enduring themes of love and tragedy.

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"This new version of Romeo and Juliet, written in accessible modern English, breathes new life into Shakespeare's famous tragedy. By closely examining the familiar language and focusing on the subtleties of the text, Jung illuminates a surprising and more nuanced world in the well-known tale of star-crossed lovers"--

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Shakespeare’s famous play finds new life with a translation into contemporary American English.

“For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” In this new version of Romeo and Juliet, written in accessible modern English, Hansol Jung breathes new life into Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. By closely examining the familiar language and focusing on the subtleties of the text, Jung illuminates a surprising and more nuanced world than many of us have come to expect from the well-known tale of star-crossed lovers.

This translation of Romeo and Juliet was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations present work from “The Bard” in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare’s verse. Enlisting the talents of a diverse group of contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and dramaturges from diverse backgrounds, this project reenvisions Shakespeare for the twenty-first century. These volumes make these works available for the first time in print—a new First Folio for a new era.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780866987714

Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 June 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 144g

Pages: 136

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About the Author

Hansol Jung is a playwright and director from South Korea. Her plays include Wild Goose Dreams, Cardboard Piano, Among the Dead, No More Sad Things, and Wolf Play.

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