Romeo und Julia by William Shakespeare

"Romeo und Julia" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written between 1591 and 1595 about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. Set in Verona, the play follows the star-crossed lovers as their secret passion unfolds against a backdrop of family hatred and violence. Their forbidden relationship sets off a chain of events involving duels, banishment, and desperate schemes. Shakespeare transformed an existing Italian tale into one of literature's most enduring stories of love and fate, creating archetypal young lovers whose names remain synonymous with tragic romance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator Schlegel, August Wilhelm von, 1767-1845
Uniform Title Romeo and Juliet. German
Title Romeo und Julia
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet
Credits Thanks are given to Delphine Lettau for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London
Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Vendetta -- Drama
Subject Youth -- Drama
Subject Verona (Italy) -- Drama
Subject Juliet (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Subject Romeo (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Subject Conflict of generations -- Drama
Subject Tragedies (Drama)
Category Text
EBook-No. 6996
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 30, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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