![]() The sensitivity footnotes are another relevant addition that is lacking in other editions of the text. This edition of Romeo and Juliet and will be valuable for teachers who are looking for accessible essays on race, class, gender that they may teach in tandem with the play. The essays on racism and ableism in the section on educational resources, in particular, address gaps in current scholarship on the play. The content in this edition is relevant and up-to-date. ![]() The editors have produced a text that will make Shakespeare’s language and ideas accessible for a diverse group of readers. The content is accurate and free from errors. The text is accompanied by a valuable set of educational resources and lesson plans that will help teachers enhance students’ engagement with the play. All five acts are accompanied by relevant annotations and footnotes. The editors have drawn judiciously from different source texts to create their edition of the play. The text includes a detailed introduction to William Shakespeare, the historical period during which he was writing, and the nature of publication in the period. This is a comprehensive edition of Romeo and Juliet. Reviewed by Maya Mathur, Professor of English, University of Mary Washington on 7/11/21 I love that it was edited by university students and that it reflects the pressing modern-day issues that many students engage passionately with in other classes, such as Women’s and Gender studies. This edition makes me excited to teach the play, however. I never teach Romeo and Juliet in my college-level Shakespeare classes because students, based on their previous experience with the play, tend to hate it, or feel like they already know it too well. ![]() This is not just a play about naïve teenagers or star-crossed lovers, but one that engages with sexism, classism, domestic violence, and the complex ways in which cultures shape identity and personal outcomes. This edition breathes new life into a play that can come across as tired and cliché, due to how frequently and superficially Romeo and Juliet are referred to in pop culture. This would be a great text to read on a computer, tablet or phone. The side-bar menu allows the reader to see the content of the text and to navigate the text with ease. There is prefatory introductory material, the play itself, and then the supplemental materials and bibliography. It would be easy to direct students to act 2, scene 2, line 15, and the entire class should be able to find the moment in the text quickly. This edition also includes line numbers, which not all online editions do. The text of Romeo and Juliet is navigable by act and scene, which is to be expected. There is nothing unusual about how the text is presented, and I find no errors. ![]() By making it easy for readers to access editorial glosses, the experience of reading Shakespeare’s language is vastly improved for those who find his word choice and phrasing to be akin to reading a foreign language. The ease with which readers can access the editorial glosses (hover/click over the word and the gloss appears) is extremely impressive and convenient. The "sensitivity notes," which flag areas in the text that can be triggering or traumatizing for certain readers, is certainly a modern touch that does not distract from the experience of engaging with Shakespeare in any way, but that may be appreciated by sensitive readers. Like all bibliography, it will become dated over time but could be updated as new scholarship emerges. I think concerns about misogyny, racism, ableism and classism are here to stay, and that the resources this edition offers students and teachers who are interested in these topics will remain relevant. My experience reading this text was no different than reading editions published by other major publishers of Shakespeare editions. The text of Romeo and Juliet is accurate. This edition also includes resources for teachers, like bibliography, and detailed lesson plans for each act of the play. This is a comprehensive edition of Romeo and Juliet, which distinguishes itself from other open access online editions by including editorial notes. Reviewed by Jeanette Tran, Associate Professor, Drake University on 12/31/21 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications +.
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