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Source Materials

The following is a list of recommended source materials compiled by Mark Morris.

Reading Materials

1. Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare. Edited by Brian Gibbons. The Arden Shakespeare Edition.
2. Giotto, Francesca Flores d’Arcais. Translated by Raymond Rosenthal. Abbeville Press Publishers.
3. The Library of Great Masters: Simone Martini, Cecilia Jannella. Scala/Riverside Press.
4. Mad Blood Stirring: Vendetta in Renaissance Italy, Edward Muir. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
5. Gesture in Naples and Gesture in Classical Antiquity. Translation of Andrea de Torio’s “La mimica degli antichi investigata nel gestire napoletano”. Translated by Adam Kendon. Indiana University Press.

Viewing Materials

1. Romeo & Juliet (1968/138min.)
   Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
   Starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting
2. Romeo & Juliet (1936/126min.)
   Directed by George Cukor
   Starring Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard