{"product_id":"romeo-and-juliet-by-william-shakespeare-9780192866363","title":"Romeo and Juliet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e opens with a haunting line: 'A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life'. This edition offers a clear and accessible introduction to Shakespeare's enduring tale of ill-fated lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHannah August provides insightful analysis, focusing particularly on the dramatic function of the famous prologue and the significance of the play's ending. She explores ways of reading the play as a text that questions, rather than validates, the conventions of heterosexual romantic love. Her examination reveals that, at multiple points in the play's over four-hundred-year stage history, Verona has been portrayed in a more queer light than the traditional view of \u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e as a core text of heterosexual love might suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe edition includes a substantial section addressing the play's early modern production and reception history in both print and performance. It also provides an overview of later performance traditions, using up-to-date examples of key productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials aimed at encouraging new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark \u003cem\u003eThe New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, these volumes present readers with the latest insights into the authentic texts, collated from all surviving original versions of Shakespeare's work, alongside innovative introductions by leading scholars. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus, providing the best resources for understanding and enjoying Shakespeare's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE SERIES:\u003c\/strong\u003e For over 100 years, Oxford World's Classics has made available a vast range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text along with a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647990415596,"sku":"9780192866363","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780192866363-romeo-and-juliet.jpg?v=1779246933","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/romeo-and-juliet-by-william-shakespeare-9780192866363","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}