As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare - 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. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.

TITLE: As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare

AUTHOR: William Shakespeare

SKU: 9780199536153

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

DATE PUBLISHED: 08/05/2008

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 256

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 129 mm x 196 mm x 13 mm

WEIGHT: 274 gr