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''Witty and scholarly''
JONATHAN BATE, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

''Thrilling''
GUARDIAN

''Illuminating . . . as vital and provocative as the character herself''
LITERARY REVIEW

''Buoyant''
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

''An astonishing tour-de-force''
MARION TURNER, author of The Wife of Bath: A Biography

Who is Juliet Capulet?

Daughter of Verona
Lovestruck Teenager
Romantic Icon
Tragic Heroine
Rebel

Searching for Juliet takes us from the Renaissance origin stories behind Shakespeare''s child bride to enslaved people in the Caribbean, Italian fascists in Verona, and real-life lovers in Afghanistan. From the Victorian stage to 1960s cinema, Baz Luhrmann, and beyond. Drawing on rich cultural and historical sources and new research, Sophie Duncan shows us why Juliet is for now, for ever, for everyone.

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: 01/11/2024
      ISBN13: 9781529365160, 978-1529365160
      ISBN10: 1529365163
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literature: history and criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Witty and scholarly''
      JONATHAN BATE, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

      ''Thrilling''
      GUARDIAN

      ''Illuminating . . . as vital and provocative as the character herself''
      LITERARY REVIEW

      ''Buoyant''
      TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

      ''An astonishing tour-de-force''
      MARION TURNER, author of The Wife of Bath: A Biography

      Who is Juliet Capulet?

      Daughter of Verona
      Lovestruck Teenager
      Romantic Icon
      Tragic Heroine
      Rebel

      Searching for Juliet takes us from the Renaissance origin stories behind Shakespeare''s child bride to enslaved people in the Caribbean, Italian fascists in Verona, and real-life lovers in Afghanistan. From the Victorian stage to 1960s cinema, Baz Luhrmann, and beyond. Drawing on rich cultural and historical sources and new research, Sophie Duncan shows us why Juliet is for now, for ever, for everyone.

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