As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare
As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare
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9780199536153 |
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Paperback |
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8 May 2008 |
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$18.95 AUD
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As You Like It is Shakespeare's most light-hearted comedy, and its witty heroine Rosalind has his longest female role. In this edition.
Alan Brissenden reassesses both its textual and performance history, showing how interpretations have changed since the first recorded production in 1740. He examines Shakespeare's sources and elucidates the central themes of love, pastoral, and doubleness. Detailed annotations investigate the allusive and often bawdy language, enabling student, actor, and director to savour the humour and the seriousness of the play to the full.
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Contents
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
The Play's Date
The Source
Love
Metamorphosis
Doubleness
Names and Places
Pastoral
The Play in Performance
'Your very, very Rosalind'
The Text
Editorial Procedures
Abbreviations and References
AS YOU LIKE IT
APPENDIX A: Wit
APPENDIX B: The Songs
Index
Authors
William Shakespeare
Alan Brissenden is Reader in English, University of Adelaide, Australia.
Reviews
`'The annotation is generally superb...Especially outstanding is the section [in the Introduction] on the play in performance. There are 21 captivating illustrations. This edition shows the result of much original research and it is recommended unreservedly.'' -- Year's Work in English Studies