As You Like It

William Shakespeare, Katherine Duncan-Jones, Katherine Duncan-Jones

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Penguin
24 June 2015

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Shakespeare plays

William Shakespeare's exuberant comedy As You Like It is his playful take on the Renaissance tradition of pastoral romance, edited by H.J. Oliver with an introduction by Katherine Duncan-Jones. 'All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players'. When Rosalind is banished by her uncle Duke Frederick, who has usurped her father's throne, she flees to the forest of Arden where her exiled father holds court. There, dressed as a boy to avoid discovery, she encounters the man she loves - Orlando, similarly forced into exile by his older brother Oliver - and resolves to remain in disguise to test his feelings for her. A gloriously sunny comedy, As You Like It is an exuberant combination of concealed identities and verbal jousting, reconciliations and multiple weddings. This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to As You Like It, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.

By: William Shakespeare
Introduction by: Katherine Duncan-Jones
Revised by: Katherine Duncan-Jones
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 169g
ISBN: 9780141396279
ISBN 10: 014139627X
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 24 June 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Katherine Duncan-Jones is a Fellow of Somerville College. H. J. Oliver was Professor of English at the University of New South Wales.

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As You Like It

William Shakespeare, Katherine Duncan-Jones, Katherine Duncan-Jones

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