Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Texts, Contexts, and Interpretation

Synopsis

The Essays Collected Here Derive In Part From A Series Of Lectures, International Perspectives On Shakespeare, Delivered At The University Of Delaware During The Academic Year 1992-93 And Partially Supported By The Delaware Humanities Forum. By Coincidence, Three Of The Six Scholars Chose One Of Shakespeare's Most Enduring And Beloved Tragedies, Romeo And Juliet, For Their Subject, But Each Approached The Play From Different Points Of View. All The Essays Are Published Here For The First Time In English. They Offer New Perspectives On Romeo And Juliet That All Students Of The Play Will Find Both Illuminating And Useful.--jacket. Tradition And Subversion In Romeo And Juliet / François Laroque -- Shakespeare, Hypnos, And Thanatos : Romeo And Juliet In The Space Of Myth / Jean-marie Maguin -- No Vain Fantasy : Shakespeare's Refashioning Of Nashe For Dreams And Queen Mab / Joan Ozark Holmer -- Alla Stoccado Carries It Away : Codes Of Violence In Romeo And Juliet / Jill Levenson -- Rehabilitating Tybalt : A New Interpretation Of The Duel Scene / Jerzy Limon -- Q1 Romeo And Juliet And Elizabethan Theatrical Vocabulary / Alan C. Dessen -- Handy-dandy : Q1/q2 Romeo And Juliet / Jay L. Halio. Edited By Jay L. Halio. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.