As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare
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As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
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.
'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 *
Alan Brissenden is Reader in English, University of Adelaide, Australia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199536153 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199536155 |
| Title | As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Series | Oxford World's Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2008-05-08 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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