Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Offers imaginative strategies for teaching Romeo and Juliet in high school and college. Part I, Materials, reviews the most widely used anthologies of Shakespeare's plays and the many available editions of the play, as well as background materials for instructors and recommendations for student reading. Part II, Approaches, presents ideas for the classroom, showing how to teach the play in historical, social, and textual contexts or alongside other Shakespeare plays, and describing scenarios for teaching the play and its many adaptations. The editor is affiliated with Baylor University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)