| As You Like It: Third Series Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Dusinberre, Juliet (Editor), Thompson, Ann (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1904271219 ISBN-13: 9781904271215 Publisher: Arden Shakespeare OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: With its explorations of sexual ambivalence, As You Like It speaks directly to the twenty-first century. Juliet Dusinberre demonstrates that Rosalinds authority in the play grows from new ideas about women and reveals that Shakespeares heroine reinvents herself for every age. But the play is also deeply rooted in Elizabethan culture and through it Shakespeare addresses some of the hotly debated issues of the period. "This will be the definitive edition of As You Like It for many years to come" - Phyllis Rackin, University of Pennsylvania |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Series: Arden Shakespeare Third (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.36" W x 8.16" (1.31 lbs) 472 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With its explorations of sexual ambivalence, As You Like It speaks directly to the twenty-first century. Juliet Dusinberre demonstrates that Rosalind's authority in the play grows from new ideas about women and reveals that Shakespeare's heroine reinvents herself for every age. But the play is also deeply rooted in Elizabethan culture and through it Shakespeare addresses some of the hotly debated issues of the period.This will be the definitive edition of As You Like It for many years to come - Phyllis Rackin, University of Pennsylvania |
Contributor Bio(s): Shakespeare, William: - William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.Thompson, Ann: - ANN THOMPSON is Professor of English and Director of the London Shakespeare Centre and King's College LondonKastan, David Scott: - David Scott Kastan is the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA.Proudfoot, Richard: - Professor Richard Proudfoot served as Senior General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare for 35 years, until his retirement from King's in 1999. In 2001 The Arden Shakespeare published Proudfoot's Shakespeare: Text, Stage and Canon a critical overview of the scholarly achievements made in the field of Shakespeare studies by the end of the twentieth century. |