Romeo and Juliet: Oxford School Shakespeare (Oxford School Shakespeare Series)
Product ID: 8310337
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This edition of Romeo and Juliet is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites) and classroom notes, allowing students to master Shakespeare's work. About the Series: Newly redesigned and easier to read, each play in the Oxford School Shakespeare series includes the complete and unabridged text, detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters. Also included is a wide range of questions and activities for work in class, together with the historical background to Shakespeare's England, a brief biography of Shakespeare, and a complete list of his plays. Review: Good book - Great story and high quality book Review: The best edition! - I spent a lot of time looking for the best edition of Romeo and Juliet, taking into account the notes, layout, and typeface. I looked at Arden, Cambridge, Folger, Norton... you name it, I looked at it. This was by far the best. The notes in this edition are detailed and extensive, way more than the other editions I found. The typeface is easy to read where so many other editions kept the typeface so squished it hurts your eyes. The font, line spacing, and kerning is extremely comfortable to read. And the layout is fantastic. The notes are on the left hand margin so you don't have to keep bouncing down to scan through a paragraph of footnotes. This edition also has some fantastic "extras" that I found to be extremely useful. I feel a little goofy coming over to leave a review on the greatest playwright in history, but after finding this edition, I wanted to sing hallelujahs to the heavens. It is the only version to have everything. I'm off to buy the rest of his plays in Oxford School editions!
| Best Sellers Rank | #72,902 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #17 in Drama Literary Criticism #21 in Literary History & Criticism Reference #77 in Shakespeare Dramas & Plays |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,147 Reviews |
L**X
Good book
Great story and high quality book
M**Y
The best edition!
I spent a lot of time looking for the best edition of Romeo and Juliet, taking into account the notes, layout, and typeface. I looked at Arden, Cambridge, Folger, Norton... you name it, I looked at it. This was by far the best. The notes in this edition are detailed and extensive, way more than the other editions I found. The typeface is easy to read where so many other editions kept the typeface so squished it hurts your eyes. The font, line spacing, and kerning is extremely comfortable to read. And the layout is fantastic. The notes are on the left hand margin so you don't have to keep bouncing down to scan through a paragraph of footnotes. This edition also has some fantastic "extras" that I found to be extremely useful. I feel a little goofy coming over to leave a review on the greatest playwright in history, but after finding this edition, I wanted to sing hallelujahs to the heavens. It is the only version to have everything. I'm off to buy the rest of his plays in Oxford School editions!
J**E
Great condition
I love it, son hates it, lol
K**P
Classic Tale
Classic telling of Romeo and Juliet. Nothing interesting to say about this version. I am not a fan of Shakespeare but this version was used for a college English Class.
G**E
Great for students
This version contains excellent character summaries, scene & act summaries and many other important notes on histories, themes and other details. These resources definitely provide students with what they need to become familiar with the play. My son received this book this year and so I have downloaded it so that I can discuss it with him. It's great for parents like me also - I know that there are many of you out there!
K**R
A great resource/version of R&J for the student forced to read ...
A great resource/version of R&J for the student forced to read the garbage of Shakespeare, who was really just a pervo hack of a writer. Unfortunately, most of the good books of his time were banned or burned before anyone really got to find out about them. At any rate, If you are a student forced to read this freaks work, this is a good version to study from.
B**T
EASY to read
Love this format. The notes on the side are much easier to refer to than notes on the bottom. No longer does one have to constantly lose one's place while looking at the notes. The paper is a good quality, bright white and substantial weight. And the font size is easily readable (both the text and the notes.) And although this doesn't affect the quality of the book at all I love the cover art.
C**5
Great Version of Romeo and Juliet
I used this book while I was student teaching in an English class. The book has many explanatory notes and some fun activities for the students. I would not say this book is flawless, there were a few of the notes that I felt could have been better, but for the most part it was extremely helpful.
A**N
¡Excelente!
Muy buen libro
M**Z
Five Stars
Good explanations of what is going on in the scenes provided.
W**R
Purchased for a reason
As needed
G**E
soddisfatto
quello che aspettavo
A**S
Demasiado usado
Producto de segunda mano, primera vez que accedía a comprar así. Me pareció caro para el estado en el que venia (subrayado y escrito en el interior) a la par que me disgusto el cobro de gastos de envío siendo premium.
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