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

Email
custserv.@films.com
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Fax
+1 609 671 0266
Address
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USA
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38256 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)