Romeo and Juliet: BBC Dramatization (BBC Radio Presents)

Shall we quote any more passages to shew his genius or the beauty of Romeo and Juliet? At that rate, we might quote the whole."From the Hardcover edition.. "We can more easily decide between Shakespear and any other author, than between him and himself

Excellent! R. Weber Nothing more to say but well done.. This is a fantastic full presentation of one of the classics of drama Graham Geisler This is a fantastic full presentation of one of the classics of drama and literature. Kenneth Branagh and cast created a presentation full of emotion and understanding. Highly recommended!. It's definitely the best audio performance I have heard and find it valuable flyrican13 I am a teacher and have taught "Romeo and Juliet" quiet a few times over the years. I don't mind that some of the interpretations are different than I have imagined. After all, when someone produces a play, it's their interpretation of it (see differences between the Zeffirelli and Lurhman's movie versions). I teach students by having them listen to this version in class. It's definitely the best audio performance I have heard and find it valuable to use. I could do without the dramatic music

He lives in New Haven and New York.From the Hardcover edition.. Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale and Berg Professor of English at New York University, has authored over twenty books of literary and religious criticism. His recent works include New York Times bestsellers, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, and How to Re

"It is Shakespear all over, and Shakespear when he was young," declares William Hazlitt (1778-1830), acclaimed British essayist and critic, in his exuberant Introduction to this Modern Library edition."Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. "The permanent popularity, now of mythic intensity, of Romeo and Juliet is more than justified," writes eminent scholar Harold Bloom, "since the play is the largest and most persuasive celebration of romantic love in Western literature."William Shakespeare (1564-1616) based his early romantic tragedy on Arthur Brooke's 1562 poem The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet. Shakespeare's resulting masterpiece, in turn, has inspired countless retellings around the world in mediums that include literature, dance, stage, and screen. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventuríd piteous overthrows, Do with their death bury their parents' strife."--PrologueFrom the Hardcover edition.