Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
€ 11.58
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199536153
SKU
V9780199536153
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-22
About William Shakespeare
Alan Brissenden is Reader in English, University of Adelaide, Australia.
Reviews for As You Like It: The Oxford Shakespeare
'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
Year's Work in English Studies