{"product_id":"9781529365177-searching-for-juliet","title":"Searching for Juliet","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lives and Deaths of Shakespeare's First Tragic Heroine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cultural, historical, and literary exploration of the birth, death, and legacy of the ultimate romantic heroine - Shakespeare's Juliet Capulet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Invigorating .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e engaging . thrilling'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSamantha Ellis, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An astonishing tour-de-force . Juliet has found the biographer she deserves' Marion Turner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cultural, historical, and literary exploration of the birth, death, and legacy of the ultimate romantic heroine - Shakespeare's Juliet Capulet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuliet Capulet is the heartbeat of the world's most famous love story. She is an enduring romantic icon. And she is a captivating, brilliant, passionate teenage girl who is read and interpreted afresh by each new generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSearching for Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e takes us from the Renaissance origin stories behind William Shakespeare's child bride to the boy actor who inspired her creation onstage. From enslaved people in the Caribbean to Italian fascists in Verona, and real-life lovers in Afghanistan. From the Victorian stage to 1960s cinema, Baz Luhrmann, and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie Duncan draws on rich cultural and historical sources and new research to explore the legacy and reach of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e far beyond the literary sphere. With warmth, wit, and insight, she shows us why Juliet is for now, for ever, for everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deeply researched and wryly written, \u003ci\u003eSearching for Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e makes us think again about a character and a story we thought we knew' Robert Douglas-Fairhurst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Original, stylish, and compelling . It's a marvellous book, and one that delivers a powerfully inspiring message to the young Juliets of our own troubled times' Miranda Seymour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful, witty, and provocative exploration of sex and gender, youth and age, love and death' Anna Beer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40773168955489,"sku":"9781529365177","price":22.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27249215.jpg?v=1721637938","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529365177-searching-for-juliet","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}