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René Weis is a freelance author and Professor of English at University College London. He has a written on a wide variety of subjects, including Edith Thompson (of the infamous 'Thompson and Bywaters' murder case in the 1920s), the last Cathar insurgency in the Pyrenees in the Middle Ages, and a biography of Shakespeare. As a professional Shakespearian, he has published extensively on Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, his publications including editions of Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Henry IV Part 2, and an Oxford World's Classics edition of the works of John Webster. A lifelong lover of opera, he also contributes regular pieces to the programmes for Royal Opera House productions. ...more

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	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, René Weis (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 2,889,470 ratings — published 1590 — 9845 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King Lear: Parallel Text Edition by William Shakespeare, René Weis (Editor) 3.91 avg rating — 243,824 ratings — published 1605 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, René Weis (Introduction) 3.71 avg rating — 45,282 ratings — published 1606 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare, René Weis (Editor) 3.77 avg rating — 21,825 ratings — published 1598 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yellow Cross: The Story of the Last Cathars' Rebellion Against the Inquisition, 1290-1329 3.63 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2000 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakespeare Unbound: Decoding a Hidden Life 3.38 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real Traviata: The Song of Marie Duplessis 3.59 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Criminal Justice: The True Story of Edith Thompson 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ill Met by Moonlight 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duchess Of Malfi Revised Edition by René Weis, Peter Malin, John Webster 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Even today the French capital occasionally still gives off an aura of vernal romance and excitement, although modern Paris is a spectral reflection of its vibrant past. It too has succumbed to the corrosive torpor of global blandness and uniformity.”
― René Weis, [The Real Traviata: The Song of Marie Duplessis] [By: Weis, René] [November, 2015]

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“One of the many sorrowful aspects of the story of Marie Duplessis is that she was mourned by so many for so long because she died very young. Most of her contemporaries outlived her, which is why many now underwent the eerie experience of seeing one of their own turned into fiction and myth while they were still only in their twenties or early thirties.”
― René Weis, [The Real Traviata: The Song of Marie Duplessis] [By: Weis, René] [November, 2015]

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