Romeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- The CD-ROM includes: a complete and fully searchable text of the play, synchronised with dramatisations of key scenes and speeches; a synopsis of the play; lists of key characters and explanations of their roles; literary criticism of the text; scholarly essays featuring modern perspectives on Romeo and Juliet (Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic, deconstructionist, structuralist); excerpts from A. C. Bradley’s lecture series ‘Shakespearean Tragedy’; extracts from Holinshed’s Chronicles; a facsimile of the First Folio edition of the text; a clickable word glossary with accurate modern definitions of words no longer in common use; a bibliography of critical works; a history of Romeo and Juliet in performance; and Internet links to Web sites devoted to Shakespearean scholarship. Dr Robert Smallwood from the Shakespeare Centre and Professor Stanley Wells from the Shakespeare Institute offer on screen commentary.
- Series
- Interactive Shakespeare Library
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Multimedia
- Year of release
- 1998
Credits
- Contributor
- Robert Smallwood; Stanley Wells
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- THe CD-ROM can be used with Windows or Mackintosh.
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
- custserv.@films.com
- Web
- http://ffh.films.com/ External site opens in new window
- Fax
- +1 609 671 0266
- Address
- 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor
New York
NY 10001
USA - Notes
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences is part of the US-based Films Media Group and specialises in selling programmes aimed at the HE and FE education and training market. The collection has thousands of titles and a range of separate subject catalogues is available in pdf format at http://ffh.films.com/landing.aspx?show=Catalogs/catalog_FFH.htm. Sale on video/DVD or online viewing via the Films on Demand service.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38256 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)