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Nine scholars wax critically, and occasionally interactively, on diverse aspects of Shakespeare's enduring tragedy on society's investment in and interference with romance certainly relevant to contemporary permutations of love. Organizing motifs are: Mercutio revenent (embodying love vs. friendship), the text sexed (considering "the body sonnetized" among other issues), and tracing the authorial mind. These contributors offer fresh takes on this four centuries old play: e.g. how Shakespeare commences in this drama to champion the underdog, while breaking free from the classical bias favoring lyric verse above dramatic verse. The final act is a computer-assisted textual analysis, tracing the playwright's influences and adaptations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
