Items related to As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Paperback. Pub Date :2004-08-16 Pages: 259 Language: English Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Each edition includes: * Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play * Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play * Scene-by-scene plot summaries * A key to famous lines and phrases * An introduction to reading Shakespeares language * An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play * Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Librarys vast holdings of rare books Essay by Susan Snyder The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington. DC. is home to the worlds largest collection of Shakespeares printed works. and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year. the Folger offers a full calendar of performa...
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
As You Like It has long been admired as one of Shakespeare's most exuberant early comedies, complete with one of the Bard's funniest and toughest heroines, Rosalind. Based on Thomas Lodge's Elizabethan novel Rosalynde, As You Like It follows the discontented Orlando as he is exiled from the tyrannical French court of Duke Frederick. By chance Frederick also banishes Rosalind, daughter of the usurped Duke Senior. The play then moves to the Forest of Arden, where chaos and misrule ensue, as Rosalind cross dresses "all points like a man", disguised as the saucy Ganymede and encourages the naive Orlando to "woo me, woo me, for now I am in a holiday humour". Meanwhile her clown Touchstone causes hilarity and havoc amongst the exiled lords and the pastoral inhabitants of the forest. The play concludes with Rosalind's extraordinary "unmasking" Epilogue addressed to the audience, where she offers to "kiss as many of you as had beards that pleased me".
Review:
As You Like It remains one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, yet it is also appreciated by critics for its complex exploration of cross dressing and sexual politics, and its interest in relations between the country and the city. --Jerry Brotton
An excellent introduction to Shakespeare for the junior reader. ( The School Librarian)
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 074348486X
- ISBN 13 9780743484862
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages259
- EditorWerstine PH D Paul, Mowat Barbara A
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
£ 17.28
Shipping:
£ 2.36
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Published by
Simon & Schuster
(2004)
ISBN 10: 074348486X
ISBN 13: 9780743484862
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new074348486X
Buy New
£ 17.28
Convert currency
Stock Image
As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Published by
Simon & Schuster
(2004)
ISBN 10: 074348486X
ISBN 13: 9780743484862
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_074348486X
Buy New
£ 17.25
Convert currency
Stock Image
As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Published by
Simon Schuster
(2004)
ISBN 10: 074348486X
ISBN 13: 9780743484862
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover074348486X
Buy New
£ 23.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Published by
Simon & Schuster
(2004)
ISBN 10: 074348486X
ISBN 13: 9780743484862
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think074348486X
Buy New
£ 26.34
Convert currency
Stock Image
As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Published by
Simon & Schuster
(2004)
ISBN 10: 074348486X
ISBN 13: 9780743484862
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard074348486X
Buy New
£ 43.61
Convert currency
Stock Image
As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Published by
Simon & Schuster
(2004)
ISBN 10: 074348486X
ISBN 13: 9780743484862
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon074348486X
Buy New
£ 43.90
Convert currency
Stock Image
As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Published by
Simon & Schuster
(2004)
ISBN 10: 074348486X
ISBN 13: 9780743484862
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!. Seller Inventory # PSN074348486X
Buy New
£ 37.56
Convert currency
Stock Image
AS YOU LIKE IT (FOLGER SHAKESPEA
Published by
Simon & Schuster
(2004)
ISBN 10: 074348486X
ISBN 13: 9780743484862
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.29. Seller Inventory # Q-074348486X
Buy New
£ 77.38
Convert currency
Stock Image
As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Published by
Simon & Schuster
(2004)
ISBN 10: 074348486X
ISBN 13: 9780743484862
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.29. Seller Inventory # Q-074348486x
Buy New
£ 77.38
Convert currency