Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

A reproduction from the original 1623 First Folio

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Publisher Description

This facsimile edition of Romeo and Juliet is taken from the large and handsome book known simply as the ‘First Folio’. This is the earliest collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays and was was printed in 1623, just seven years after his death.


For students of Romeo and Juliet, going back to these First Folio plays is an essential part of a more complete understanding of Shakespeare's work.


Eighteen of Shakespeare’s plays had already been published in the small, cheap format known as quartos during his lifetime, including such favourites as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. The First Folio added another eighteen, including Macbeth, The Tempest and Twelfth Night all of which are indispensable to the modern repertory. Without the First Folio only half of Shakespeare’s dramatic output would have survived.


Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's most enduringly popular play, telling the story of two doomed lovers. It has been performed and adapted in countless ways, and is still one of the most-studied plays in the world. It was written sometime between 1591 and 1595.


This is an enhanced eBookTreasures facsimile edition which includes a speech from the play performed with 17th century pronunciation, allowing you to hear the play as Shakespeare would.

  • GENRE
    Arts & Entertainment
    RELEASED
    2011
    1 December
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    45
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    The British Library
    SIZE
    22.9
    MB
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