Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story by William Shakespeare (English) Paperback

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The tragedy of love thwarted by fate has always intrigued writers. In the sixteenth century, William Shakespeare took this theme and fashioned one of the world's great plays: "Romeo And Juliet. In our own time, Shakespeare's drama has been used as a basis for the overwhelmingly successful musical play "West Side Story. Though one of these works is set among the nobility of Verona, and the other among immigrant families of New York's West Side, both tell the story of the plight of young star-crossed" lovers.As Norris Houghton writes in his introduction: "What we see is that all four young people strive to consummate the happiness at the threshold on which they stand and which they have tasted so briefly. All four are deprived of the opportunity to do so, the Renaissance couple by the caprice of fate, today's youngsters by the prejudice and hatred engendered around them...."Poets and playwrights will continue to write of youthful lovers whom fate drives into and out of each other's lives. The spectacle will always trouble and move us, even as the two dramas in this volume do today."

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

The pairing of one of Shakespeare's classic plays and one of Broadway's most successful musicals packs a two-in-one punch. The universal theme makes this a perennial favorite of teachers and librarians as well as students, for reports/term papers as well as classroom curriculum. This newly repackaged contemporary cover is sure to reignite interest in these timeless dramas.Two perennial classics--William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and the Broadway musicalWest Side Story--in a single volume!The tragedy of love thwarted by fate has always intrigued writers.In the sixteenth century, William Shakespeare took this theme and fashioned one of the world's great plays- Romeo And Juliet. In our own time, Shakespeare's drama has been used as a basis for the overwhelmingly successful musical play West Side Story. Though one of these works is set among the nobility of Verona, and the other among immigrant families of New York's West Side, both tell the story of the plight of young star-crossed lovers.

Author Biography

Norris Houghton was a theatrical producer and designer and cofounder of the Phoenix Theatre. He served as the first dean of the division of theater arts and film at State University of Purchase, New York.John Bettenbender-who provided extensive notes for Romeo and Juliet-was an actor and playwright as well as a director.

Details ISBN0440974836 Author William Shakespeare Pages 256 Language English ISBN-10 0440974836 ISBN-13 9780440974833 Media Book DEWEY 822.33 Year 1965 Short Title ROMEO & JULIET & WEST SIDE Residence Stratford-Upon-The Avon St, ENK Birth 1564 Death 1616 DOI 10.1604/9780440974833 UK Release Date 1965-08-15 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1965-08-15 NZ Release Date 1965-08-15 US Release Date 1965-08-15 Audience Age 12 Publisher Random House USA Inc Format Paperback Publication Date 1965-08-15 Imprint Random House USA Inc Audience Teenage / Young adult We've got this

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