Romeo and Juliet (International) assertion single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 1595... 1595 Romeo and Juliet
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Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Romeo + Juliet William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann , Craig Pearce , New York (City) : Bantam Books , 1996 Z1367491 1996 single work film/TV

An adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in the contemporary city of Verona Beach.

The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families whose children meet, fall in love, but hide their relationship from their disapproving parents. There are also other obstacles in the way, such as Juliet's cousin Tybalt and Romeo's friend Mercutio.

y separately published work icon The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Margaret Early , Margaret Early (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1998 Z834229 1998 single work picture book children's

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: ca. 1595

Works about this Work

y separately published work icon Sweet Juliet Madeleine West , Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2019 14739071 2019 single work children's fiction children's

'Fancy Nancy meets Stage School in this adorable illustrated junior fiction series, starring Lily D! Romeo and Juliet, from Shakespeare’s play, were madly in love, but couldn’t be together. TRAGIC FACT! So when Lily D trains for the role of Juliet, she tries to learn what it’s like to love someone you’re not supposed to. She saves a star-crossed friendship, learns about real loyalty, and even walks in another character’s shoes. But can Lily D figure out whether true love really can conquer all?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

A More Likely Outcome : A Research Poem Daniel Martín , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Authorised Theft Papers : Writing, Scholarship, Collaboration 2017;

'In this text, the plot of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been recrafted as a poem incorporating the advice given to Italian princes by Niccolò Machiavelli, the most infamous political theorist of the 16th century. Shakespeare’s 1597 Romeo and Juliet play was based on an Italian tale, told and retold by Italian writers, the most important of whom were Masuccio Salernitano (born in 1410), Luigi da Porto (born in 1485) and Matteo Bandello (born in 1480). Bandello’s novellas were translated into French by Pierre Boaistuau (born in 1517) and François de Belleforest (born in 1530). These French translations, in turn, were translated into English by William Painter (born 1540) and Arthur Brooke (born 1563). Literary critics agree that the primary source of inspiration for Shakespeare’s play was Brooke’s narrative poem, titled The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet, which condemns the young lovers for neglecting the authority of their parents. By taking a poetic leap, using fragments, insights and variations of the original Italian novellas and their translations, the poem will attempt to unveil the Italian flavour of the plot, lost behind all those rewritings, reinterpretations and well-intended but nefarious distortions which embellished the tale beyond recognition. Adding a layer of realpolitik inspired by the writings of Machiavelli, the raw political moral of the story will become apparent, almost.'

Source: Abstract.

y separately published work icon Vault of Verona Marissa Price , Ningi : The Literature Factory , 2017 19927745 2017 single work novel historical fiction science fiction

'The magical realism book series, Into the Abyss, takes a young, unassuming Australian woman and plunges her back through time rifts: into Shakespeare’s classic plays.
 

'Harriet Hunter arrives first in Verona, where she quickly realises that she is somehow living the life of a woman long before her own time. While she wrestles with the prejudices of society and the traditional roles of women, she races against time to change the classical tragic ending. 

'Featuring an Australian female protagonist, Vault of Verona fractures the classic story of Romeo and Juliet, bringing it into the 21st Century and altering a tragic ending.  

'The classic Shakespearean love tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, is a tale of forbidden love, feuding families and tragic endings. Book One of the Into the Abyss series, Vault of Verona, demonstrates how just one decision can have a butterfly effect felt throughout time.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

y separately published work icon Broken Juliet Leisa Rayven , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2015 8312998 2015 single work novel romance

'Cassie swore she'd never forgive Ethan for breaking her heart when they were in acting school years ago. He was her one great love, and when he refused to love her back, a part of her died forever...or so she thought. Now she and Ethan are sharing a Broadway stage, and he's determined to win her back. Finally he's able to say all the things she needed to hear years ago...but can she believe him? Has he really changed, and what makes this time different from all his other broken promises?The answer lies somewhere in the past, and now the truth will come to light.

'Will Cassie rediscover what it's like to be trusting and open again-the way she was before Ethan? Or is it too late for these star-crossed lovers?

'Don't miss this mesmerizing final chapter in the Bad Romeo duet, the unforgettable love story that captured the hearts of over two million fans online.' (Publication summary)

y separately published work icon Bad Romeo Leisa Rayven , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2015 8312959 2015 single work novel romance

'Cassie Taylor was just another good girl acting student. Ethan Holt was the bad boy on campus. Then one fated casting choice for Romeo and Juliet changed it all. Like the characters they were playing onstage, Cassie and Ethan's epic romance seemed destined. Until it ended in tragedy when he shattered her heart.

'Now they've made it to Broadway where they're reunited as romantic leads once again - and their passionate scenes force them to confront the heartbreaking lows and pulse-pounding highs of their intense college affair. For Ethan, losing Cassie was his biggest regret–and he's determined to redeem himself. But for Cassie, even though Ethan was her first and only great love, he hurt her too much to ever be trusted again. The trouble is, when it comes to love, sometimes it's the things that aren't good for us that are the most irresistible.' (Publication summary)

'Romeo and Juliet' 1909 single work review
— Appears in: The Theatre : An Illustrated Monthly Devoted to the Stage , February 1909; (p. 8)

— Review of Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare , 1595 single work drama
A brief review and cast list relating to the Sydney Muffs' production of Romeo and Juliet (Palace Theatre, Sydney; 11-12 February 1909).
An Old Actor's Story 1891 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , November vol. 27 no. 318 1891; (p. 139-141)
Set in the English Midlands, a beautiful young actress wins the love of the famous husband she has separated from years before, jealous of his acting. The narrator befriends her. Includes scenes where they play Romeo and Juliet together, he still unaware of her identity. Light; rough warmth. (PB)
Romio and Julia : Bobby J. Studies Shakespeare Den , 1934 single work short story
— Appears in: The Herald , 5 May no. 17775 1934; (p. 6)
A November Night's Dream 1926 single work short story satire
— Appears in: The Black Swan : The Organ of the Guild of Undergraduates of the University of Western Australia , November vol. 10 no. 3 1926; (p. 9-11)
Love and Hate in Romeo and Juliet Ross Smith , 1966 single work criticism
— Appears in: North , no. 5 1966; (p. 81-93)
Who Was Mab, the Fairy Queen? Dulcie Deamer , 1928 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 10 April vol. 4 no. 20 1928; (p. 8)
May asserts that the mythical Queen Mab was the Irish Queen Maeve, who ruled appproximately 2000 years ago.
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