Searching for Juliet

Name: Searching for Juliet
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781529365160
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The Lives and Deaths of Shakespeare's First Tragic Heroine

By Sophie Duncan

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"Witty and scholarly" JONATHAN BATE, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH "Thrilling" GUARDIAN "Illuminating . . . as vital and provocative as the character herself" LITERARY REVIEW "Buoyant" TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT "An astonishing tour-de-force" MARION TURNER, author of The Wife of Bath: A Biography Who is Juliet Capulet? Daughter of... Read More

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Searching for Juliet

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A cultural, historical, and literary exploration of the birth, death, and legacy of the ultimate romantic heroine - Shakespeare's Juliet Capulet

Description

"Witty and scholarly" JONATHAN BATE, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

"Thrilling" GUARDIAN

"Illuminating . . . as vital and provocative as the character herself" LITERARY REVIEW

"Buoyant" TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

"An astonishing tour-de-force" MARION TURNER, author of The Wife of Bath: A Biography

Who is Juliet Capulet?

Daughter of Verona

Lovestruck Teenager

Romantic Icon

Tragic Heroine

Rebel

Searching for Juliet takes us from the Renaissance origin stories behind Shakespeare's child bride to enslaved people in the Caribbean, Italian fascists in Verona, and real-life lovers in Afghanistan. From the Victorian stage to 1960s cinema, Baz Luhrmann, and beyond. Drawing on rich cultural and historical sources and new research, Sophie Duncan shows us why Juliet is for now, for ever, for everyone.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529365160

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 April 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sceptre

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 238g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Dr Sophie Duncan is a Research Fellow and Dean for Welfare at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. She writes about Shakespeare, gender and race in theatre history, and acts as an historical advisor to theatre, radio and television. She was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and now lives in Oxford.