Religion and Cultural Identity in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the Musical Works it Inspired

Protean Shakespeare thrives not only in the theatre, but also through what Bolter and Grusin call remediation. This article analyses the religious stances in the play and then shows how opera, symphony and musical have been adapting the veteran Elizabethan drama since the 18th century. Its main appr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bottez Alina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-08-01
Series:Messages, Sages and Ages
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/msas.2016.3.issue-1/msas-2016-0005/msas-2016-0005.xml?format=INT