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Author Roberts, Sasha

Title William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet / Sasha Roberts
Published Plymouth, U.K. : Northcote House in association with the British Council, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (x, 130 pages) : illustrations
Series Writers and their work
Writers and their work
Contents 1. Which Romeo and Juliet? -- 2. Family Dynamics -- Adolescence and marriage -- Mothers and fathers -- 3. Constructing Identities -- Public and private space -- Body politics -- Femininity, sexuality, and effeminacy -- Masculinity and male bonding -- Class and community: the Nurse and the Friar -- 4. Language and Ritual -- Petrarchism and bawdy talk -- The work of ritual: betrothal, bridal beds, and deathbeds
Summary This reading provides a cultural context of Romeo and Juliet, focusing on issues of gender and society, ritual and language
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-126) and index
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Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
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Subject Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780746313176
0746313179
9781786945969
1786945967
Other Titles Romeo and Juliet