Romeo and Juliet (38 page)
Authors: William Shakespeare
Orrell, John.
The Human Stage: English Theatre Design, 1567-1640
(1988). Argues that the public, private, and court playhouses are less indebted to popular structures (e.g., innyards and bear-baiting pits) than to banqueting halls and to Renaissance conceptions of Roman amphitheaters.
The Human Stage: English Theatre Design, 1567-1640
(1988). Argues that the public, private, and court playhouses are less indebted to popular structures (e.g., innyards and bear-baiting pits) than to banqueting halls and to Renaissance conceptions of Roman amphitheaters.
Slater, Ann Pasternak.
Shakespeare the Director
(1982). An analysis of theatrical effects (e.g., kissing, kneeling) in stage directions and dialogue.
Shakespeare the Director
(1982). An analysis of theatrical effects (e.g., kissing, kneeling) in stage directions and dialogue.
Styan, J. L.
Shakespeare’s Stagecraft
(1967). An introduction to Shakespeare’s visual and aural stagecraft, with chapters on such topics as acting conventions, stage groupings, and speech.
Shakespeare’s Stagecraft
(1967). An introduction to Shakespeare’s visual and aural stagecraft, with chapters on such topics as acting conventions, stage groupings, and speech.
Thompson, Peter.
Shakespeare’s Professional Career
(1992). An examination of patronage and related theatrical conditions.
Shakespeare’s Professional Career
(1992). An examination of patronage and related theatrical conditions.
———. Shakespeare’s Theatre
(1983). A discussion of how plays were staged in Shakespeare’s time.
4. Shakespeare on Stage and Screen(1983). A discussion of how plays were staged in Shakespeare’s time.
Bate, Jonathan, and Russell Jackson, eds.
Shakespeare: An Illustrated Stage History
(1996). Highly readable essays on stage productions from the Renaissance to the present.
Shakespeare: An Illustrated Stage History
(1996). Highly readable essays on stage productions from the Renaissance to the present.
Berry, Ralph.
Changing Styles in Shakespeare
(1981). Discusses productions of six plays (
Coriolanus
,
Hamlet
,
Henry V
,
Measure for Measure
,
The Tempest
, and
Twelfth Night
) on the English stage, chiefly 1950-1980.
Changing Styles in Shakespeare
(1981). Discusses productions of six plays (
Coriolanus
,
Hamlet
,
Henry V
,
Measure for Measure
,
The Tempest
, and
Twelfth Night
) on the English stage, chiefly 1950-1980.
———. On Directing Shakespeare: Interviews with Contemporary Directors
(1989). An enlarged edition of a book first published in 1977, this version includes the seven interviews from the early 1970s and adds five interviews conducted in 1988.
(1989). An enlarged edition of a book first published in 1977, this version includes the seven interviews from the early 1970s and adds five interviews conducted in 1988.
Brockbank, Philip, ed.
Players of Shakespeare: Essays in Shakespearean Performance
(1985). Comments by twelve actors, reporting their experiences with roles. See also the entry for Russell Jackson (below).
Players of Shakespeare: Essays in Shakespearean Performance
(1985). Comments by twelve actors, reporting their experiences with roles. See also the entry for Russell Jackson (below).
Bulman, J. C., and H. R. Coursen, eds.
Shakespeare on Television
(1988). An anthology of general and theoretical essays, essays on individual productions, and shorter reviews, with a bibliography and a videography listing cassettes that may be rented.
Shakespeare on Television
(1988). An anthology of general and theoretical essays, essays on individual productions, and shorter reviews, with a bibliography and a videography listing cassettes that may be rented.
Coursen, H. P.
Watching Shakespeare on Television
(1993). Analyses not only of TV versions but also of films and videotapes of stage presentations that are shown on television.
Watching Shakespeare on Television
(1993). Analyses not only of TV versions but also of films and videotapes of stage presentations that are shown on television.
Davies, Anthony, and Stanley Wells, eds.
Shakespeare and the Moving Image: The Plays on Film and Television
(1994). General essays (e.g., on the comedies) as well as essays devoted entirely to
Hamlet
,
King Lear
, and
Macbeth
.
Shakespeare and the Moving Image: The Plays on Film and Television
(1994). General essays (e.g., on the comedies) as well as essays devoted entirely to
Hamlet
,
King Lear
, and
Macbeth
.
Dawson, Anthony B.
Watching Shakespeare: A Playgoer’s Guide
(1988). About half of the plays are discussed, chiefly in terms of decisions that actors and directors make in putting the works onto the stage.
Watching Shakespeare: A Playgoer’s Guide
(1988). About half of the plays are discussed, chiefly in terms of decisions that actors and directors make in putting the works onto the stage.
Dessen, Alan.
Elizabethan Stage Conventions and Modern Interpretations
(1984). On interpreting conventions such as the representation of light and darkness and stage violence (duels, battles).
Elizabethan Stage Conventions and Modern Interpretations
(1984). On interpreting conventions such as the representation of light and darkness and stage violence (duels, battles).
Donaldson, Peter.
Shakespearean Films/Shakespearean Directors
(1990). Postmodernist analyses, drawing on Freudianism, Feminism, Deconstruction, and Queer Theory.
Shakespearean Films/Shakespearean Directors
(1990). Postmodernist analyses, drawing on Freudianism, Feminism, Deconstruction, and Queer Theory.
Jackson, Russell, and Robert Smallwood, eds.
Players of Shakespeare 2: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company
(1988). Fourteen actors discuss their roles in productions between 1982 and 1987.
Players of Shakespeare 2: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company
(1988). Fourteen actors discuss their roles in productions between 1982 and 1987.
———. Players of Shakespeare 3: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company
(1993). Comments by thirteen performers.
(1993). Comments by thirteen performers.
Jorgens, Jack.
Shakespeare on Film
(1977). Fairly detailed studies of eighteen films, preceded by an introductory chapter addressing such issues as music, and whether to “open” the play by including scenes of landscape.
Shakespeare on Film
(1977). Fairly detailed studies of eighteen films, preceded by an introductory chapter addressing such issues as music, and whether to “open” the play by including scenes of landscape.
Kennedy, Dennis.
Looking at Shakespeare: A Visual History of Twentieth-Century Performance
(1993). Lucid descriptions (with 170 photographs) of European, British, and American performances.
Looking at Shakespeare: A Visual History of Twentieth-Century Performance
(1993). Lucid descriptions (with 170 photographs) of European, British, and American performances.
Leiter, Samuel L.
Shakespeare Around the Globe: A Guide to Notable Postwar Revivals
(1986). For each play there are about two pages of introductory comments, then discussions (about five hundred words per production) of ten or so productions, and finally bibliographic references.
Shakespeare Around the Globe: A Guide to Notable Postwar Revivals
(1986). For each play there are about two pages of introductory comments, then discussions (about five hundred words per production) of ten or so productions, and finally bibliographic references.
McMurty, Jo.
Shakespeare Films in the Classroom
(1994). Useful evaluations of the chief films most likely to be shown in undergraduate courses.
Shakespeare Films in the Classroom
(1994). Useful evaluations of the chief films most likely to be shown in undergraduate courses.
Rothwell, Kenneth, and Annabelle Henkin Melzer.
Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography
(1990). A reference guide to several hundred films and videos produced between 1899 and 1989, including spinoffs such as musicals and dance versions.
Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography
(1990). A reference guide to several hundred films and videos produced between 1899 and 1989, including spinoffs such as musicals and dance versions.
Sprague, Arthur Colby.
Shakespeare and the Actors
(1944). Detailed discussions of stage business (gestures, etc.) over the years.
Shakespeare and the Actors
(1944). Detailed discussions of stage business (gestures, etc.) over the years.
Willis, Susan.
The BBC Shakespeare Plays: Making the Televised Canon
(1991). A history of the series, with interviews and production diaries for some plays.
5. Miscellaneous Reference WorksThe BBC Shakespeare Plays: Making the Televised Canon
(1991). A history of the series, with interviews and production diaries for some plays.
Abbott, E. A.
A Shakespearean Grammar
(new edition, 1877). An examination of differences between Elizabethan and modern grammar.
A Shakespearean Grammar
(new edition, 1877). An examination of differences between Elizabethan and modern grammar.
Allen, Michael J. B., and Kenneth Muir, eds.
Shakespeare’s Plays in Quarto
(1981). One volume containing facsimiles of the plays issued in small format before they were collected in the First Folio of 1623.
Shakespeare’s Plays in Quarto
(1981). One volume containing facsimiles of the plays issued in small format before they were collected in the First Folio of 1623.
Bevington, David.
Shakespeare
(1978). A short guide to hundreds of important writings on the subject.
Shakespeare
(1978). A short guide to hundreds of important writings on the subject.
Blake, Norman.
Shakespeare’s Language: An Introduction
(1983). On vocabulary, parts of speech, and word order.
Shakespeare’s Language: An Introduction
(1983). On vocabulary, parts of speech, and word order.
Bullough, Geoffrey.
Narrative and Dramatic Sources of Shakespeare
, 8 vols. (1957-75). A collection of many of the books Shakespeare drew on, with judicious comments.
Narrative and Dramatic Sources of Shakespeare
, 8 vols. (1957-75). A collection of many of the books Shakespeare drew on, with judicious comments.
Campbell, Oscar James, and Edward G. Quinn, eds.
The Reader’s Encyclopedia of Shakespeare
(1966). Old, but still the most useful single reference work on Shakespeare.
The Reader’s Encyclopedia of Shakespeare
(1966). Old, but still the most useful single reference work on Shakespeare.
Cercignani, Fausto.
Shakespeare’s Works and Elizabethan Pronunciation
(1981). Considered the best work on the topic, but remains controversial.
Shakespeare’s Works and Elizabethan Pronunciation
(1981). Considered the best work on the topic, but remains controversial.
Dent, R. W.
Shakespeare’s Proverbial Language: An Index
(1981). An index of proverbs, with an introduction concerning a form Shakespeare frequently drew on.
Shakespeare’s Proverbial Language: An Index
(1981). An index of proverbs, with an introduction concerning a form Shakespeare frequently drew on.
Greg, W. W.
The Shakespeare First Folio
(1955). A detailed yet readable history of the first collection (1623) of Shakespeare’s plays.
The Shakespeare First Folio
(1955). A detailed yet readable history of the first collection (1623) of Shakespeare’s plays.
Harner, James.
The World Shakespeare Bibliography.
See headnote to Suggested References.
The World Shakespeare Bibliography.
See headnote to Suggested References.
Hosley, Richard.
Shakespeare’s Holinshed
(1968). Valuable presentation of one of Shakespeare’s major sources.
Shakespeare’s Holinshed
(1968). Valuable presentation of one of Shakespeare’s major sources.
Kökeritz, Helge.
Shakespeare’s Names
(1959). A guide to pronouncing some 1,800 names appearing in Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s Names
(1959). A guide to pronouncing some 1,800 names appearing in Shakespeare.
———. Shakespeare’s Pronunciation
(1953). Contains much information about puns and rhymes, but see Cercignani (above).
(1953). Contains much information about puns and rhymes, but see Cercignani (above).
Muir, Kenneth.
The Sources of Shakespeare’s Plays
(1978). An account of Shakespeare’s use of his reading. It covers all the plays, in chronological order.
The Sources of Shakespeare’s Plays
(1978). An account of Shakespeare’s use of his reading. It covers all the plays, in chronological order.
Miriam Joseph, Sister.
Shakespeare’s Use of the Arts of Language
(1947). A study of Shakespeare’s use of rhetorical devices, reprinted in part as
Rhetoric in Shakespeare’s Time
(1962).
Shakespeare’s Use of the Arts of Language
(1947). A study of Shakespeare’s use of rhetorical devices, reprinted in part as
Rhetoric in Shakespeare’s Time
(1962).
The Norton Facsimile: The First Folio of Shakespeare’s Plays
(1968). A handsome and accurate facsimile of the first collection (1623) of Shakespeare’s plays, with a valuable introduction by Charlton Hinman.
(1968). A handsome and accurate facsimile of the first collection (1623) of Shakespeare’s plays, with a valuable introduction by Charlton Hinman.
Onions, C. T.
A Shakespeare Glossary
, rev. and enlarged by R. D. Eagleson (1986). Definitions of words (or senses of words) now obsolete.
A Shakespeare Glossary
, rev. and enlarged by R. D. Eagleson (1986). Definitions of words (or senses of words) now obsolete.
Partridge, Eric.
Shakespeare’s Bawdy
, rev. ed. (1955). Relatively brief dictionary of bawdy words; useful, but see Williams, below.
Shakespeare’s Bawdy
, rev. ed. (1955). Relatively brief dictionary of bawdy words; useful, but see Williams, below.
Shakespeare Quarterly.
See headnote to Suggested References.
See headnote to Suggested References.
Shakespeare Survey.
See headnote to Suggested References.
See headnote to Suggested References.
Spevack, Marvin.
The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare
(1973). An index to Shakespeare’s words.
The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare
(1973). An index to Shakespeare’s words.
Vickers, Brian.
Appropriating Shakespeare: Contemporary Critical Quarrels
(1993). A survey—chiefly hostile—of recent schools of criticism.
Appropriating Shakespeare: Contemporary Critical Quarrels
(1993). A survey—chiefly hostile—of recent schools of criticism.
Wells, Stanley, ed.
Shakespeare: A Bibliographical Guide
(new edition, 1990). Nineteen chapters (some devoted to single plays, others devoted to groups of related plays) on recent scholarship on the life and all of the works.
Shakespeare: A Bibliographical Guide
(new edition, 1990). Nineteen chapters (some devoted to single plays, others devoted to groups of related plays) on recent scholarship on the life and all of the works.
Williams, Gordon.
A Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature
, 3 vols. (1994). Extended discussions of words and passages; much fuller than Partridge, cited above.
6. Shakespeare’s Plays: General StudiesA Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature
, 3 vols. (1994). Extended discussions of words and passages; much fuller than Partridge, cited above.
Bamber, Linda.
Comic Women, Tragic Men: A Study of Gender and Genre in Shakespeare
(1982).
Comic Women, Tragic Men: A Study of Gender and Genre in Shakespeare
(1982).
Barnet, Sylvan.
A Short Guide to Shakespeare
(1974).
A Short Guide to Shakespeare
(1974).
Callaghan, Dympna, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh.
The Weyward Sisters: Shakespeare and Feminist Politics
(1994).
The Weyward Sisters: Shakespeare and Feminist Politics
(1994).
Clemen, Wolfgang H.
The Development of Shakespeare’s Imagery
(1951).
The Development of Shakespeare’s Imagery
(1951).
Cook, Ann Jennalie.
Making a Match: Courtship in Shakespeare and His Society
(1991).
Making a Match: Courtship in Shakespeare and His Society
(1991).
Dollimore, Jonathan, and Alan Sinfield.
Political Shakespeare: New Essays in Cultural Materialism
(1985).
Political Shakespeare: New Essays in Cultural Materialism
(1985).
Dusinberre, Juliet.
Shakespeare and the Nature of Women
(1975).
Shakespeare and the Nature of Women
(1975).
Granville-Barker, Harley.
Prefaces to Shakespeare
, 2 vols. (1946-47; volume 1 contains essays on
Hamlet
,
King Lear
,
Merchant of Venice
,
Antony and Cleopatra
, and
Cymbeline
; volume 2 contains essays on
Othello
,
Coriolanus
,
Julius Caesar
,
Romeo and Juliet
,
Love’s Labor’s Lost
).
Prefaces to Shakespeare
, 2 vols. (1946-47; volume 1 contains essays on
Hamlet
,
King Lear
,
Merchant of Venice
,
Antony and Cleopatra
, and
Cymbeline
; volume 2 contains essays on
Othello
,
Coriolanus
,
Julius Caesar
,
Romeo and Juliet
,
Love’s Labor’s Lost
).
———. More Prefaces to Shakespeare
(1974; essays on
Twelfth Night
,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
,
The Winter’s Tale, Macbeth
).
(1974; essays on
Twelfth Night
,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
,
The Winter’s Tale, Macbeth
).
Harbage, Alfred.
William Shakespeare: A Reader’s Guide
(1963).
William Shakespeare: A Reader’s Guide
(1963).
Howard, Jean E.
Shakespeare’s Art of Orchestration: Stage Technique and Audience Response
(1984).
Shakespeare’s Art of Orchestration: Stage Technique and Audience Response
(1984).
Jones, Emrys.
Scenic Form in Shakespeare
(1971).
Scenic Form in Shakespeare
(1971).
Lenz, Carolyn Ruth Swift, Gayle Greene, and Carol Thomas Neely, eds.
The Woman’s Part: Feminist Criticism of Shakespeare
(1980).
The Woman’s Part: Feminist Criticism of Shakespeare
(1980).
Novy, Marianne.
Love’s Argument: Gender Relations in Shakespeare
(1984).
Love’s Argument: Gender Relations in Shakespeare
(1984).
Rose, Mark.
Shakespearean Design
(1972).
Shakespearean Design
(1972).
Scragg, Leah.
Discovering Shakespeare’s Meaning
(1994).
Discovering Shakespeare’s Meaning
(1994).
———. Shakespeare’s “Mouldy Tales”: Recurrent Plot Motifs in Shakespearean Drama
(1992).
(1992).
Traub, Valerie.
Desire and Anxiety: Circulations of Sexuality in Shakespearean Drama
(1992).
Desire and Anxiety: Circulations of Sexuality in Shakespearean Drama
(1992).
Traversi, D. A.
An Approach to Shakespeare,
2 vols. (3rd rev. ed, 1968-69).
An Approach to Shakespeare,
2 vols. (3rd rev. ed, 1968-69).
Vickers, Brian.
The Artistry of Shakespeare’s Prose
(1968).
The Artistry of Shakespeare’s Prose
(1968).
Wells, Stanley.
Shakespeare: A Dramatic Life
(1994).
Shakespeare: A Dramatic Life
(1994).
Wright, George T.
Shakespeare’s Metrical Art
(1988).
7. The ComediesShakespeare’s Metrical Art
(1988).
Barber, C. L.
Shakespeare’s Festive Comedy
(1959; discusses
Love’s Labor’s Lost
,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
,
The Merchant of Venice
,
As You Like It
,
Twelfth Night
).
Shakespeare’s Festive Comedy
(1959; discusses
Love’s Labor’s Lost
,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
,
The Merchant of Venice
,
As You Like It
,
Twelfth Night
).
Barton, Anne.
The Names of Comedy
(1990).
The Names of Comedy
(1990).
Berry, Ralph.
Shakespeare’s Comedy: Explorations in Form
(1972).
Shakespeare’s Comedy: Explorations in Form
(1972).
Bradbury, Malcolm, and David Palmer, eds.
Shakespearean Comedy
(1972).
Shakespearean Comedy
(1972).
Bryant, J. A., Jr.
Shakespeare and the Uses of Comedy
(1986).
Shakespeare and the Uses of Comedy
(1986).
Carroll, William.
The Metamorphoses of Shakespearean Comedy
(1985).
The Metamorphoses of Shakespearean Comedy
(1985).
Champion, Larry S.
The Evolution of Shakespeare’s Comedy
(1970).
The Evolution of Shakespeare’s Comedy
(1970).
Evans, Bertrand.
Shakespeare’s Comedies
(1960).
Shakespeare’s Comedies
(1960).
Frye, Northrop.
Shakespearean Comedy and Romance
(1965).
Shakespearean Comedy and Romance
(1965).
Leggatt, Alexander.
Shakespeare’s Comedy of Love
(1974).
Shakespeare’s Comedy of Love
(1974).
Miola, Robert S.
Shakespeare and Classical Comedy: The Influence of Plautus and Terence
(1994).
Shakespeare and Classical Comedy: The Influence of Plautus and Terence
(1994).
Nevo, Ruth.
Comic Transformations in Shakespeare
(1980).
Comic Transformations in Shakespeare
(1980).
Ornstein, Robert.
Shakespeare’s Comedies: From Roman Farce to Romantic Mystery
(1986).
Shakespeare’s Comedies: From Roman Farce to Romantic Mystery
(1986).
Richman, David.
Laughter, Pain, and Wonder: Shakespeare’s Comedies and the Audience in the Theater
(1990).
Laughter, Pain, and Wonder: Shakespeare’s Comedies and the Audience in the Theater
(1990).
Salingar, Leo.
Shakespeare and the Traditions of Comedy
(1974).
Shakespeare and the Traditions of Comedy
(1974).
Slights, Camille Wells.
Shakespeare’s Comic Commonwealths
(1993).
Shakespeare’s Comic Commonwealths
(1993).
Waller, Gary, ed.
Shakespeare’s Comedies
(1991).
Shakespeare’s Comedies
(1991).
Westlund, Joseph.
Shakespeare’s Reparative Comedies: A Psychoanalytic View of the Middle Plays
(1984).
Shakespeare’s Reparative Comedies: A Psychoanalytic View of the Middle Plays
(1984).
Williamson, Marilyn.
The Patriarchy of Shakespeare’s Comedies
(1986).
8. The Romances (The Patriarchy of Shakespeare’s Comedies
(1986).
Pericles
,
Cymbeline
,
The Winter’s Tale
,
The Tempest
,
The Two Noble Kinsmen
)
Adams, Robert M.
Shakespeare: The Four Romances
(1989).
Shakespeare: The Four Romances
(1989).
Felperin, Howard.
Shakespearean Romance
(1972).
Shakespearean Romance
(1972).
Frye, Northrop.
A Natural Perspective: The Development of Shakespearean Comedy and Romance
(1965).
A Natural Perspective: The Development of Shakespearean Comedy and Romance
(1965).
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