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AS YOU LIKE IT HAS SOMETIMES SEEMED A SUBVERSIVE PLAY THAT EXPOSES THE INSTABILITY OF GENDER ROLES AND TRADITIONAL VALUES. IN OTHER ERAS IT HAS BEEN PRIZED - OR DERIDED - AS A RELIABLE CELEBRATION OF CONVENTIONAL SOCIAL MORES. THE PLAY S ABILITY TO ENCOMPASS THESE EXTREMES TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY ABOUT CHANGING CULTURAL AND THEATRICAL PRACTICES. THIS EDITION PROVIDES A DETAILED HISTORY OF THE PLAY IN PRODUCTION, BOTH ON STAGE AND ON SCREEN. THE INTRODUCTION EXAMINES HOW CHANGING CONCEPTIONS OF GENDER ROLES HAVE AFFECTED THE PORTRAYAL OF ROSALIND, ONE OF SHAKESPEARE S GREATEST COMIC HEROINES. THE STRIKING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE BRITISH TRADITION AND THE FREER TREATMENT THE PLAY HAS RECEIVED ABROAD ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS THE POLITICS OF COURT VERSUS COUNTRY. THE COMMENTARY, PRINTED ALONGSIDE THE NEW CAMBRIDGE SHAKESPEARE EDITION OF THE TEXT, DRAWS ON PRIMARY SOURCES TO ILLUMINATE HOW COSTUMING, STAGE BUSINESS, DESIGN, AND DIRECTORIAL CHOICES HAVE SHAPED THE PLAY IN PERFORMANCE.
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and mother Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), a collection of sonnets and a variety of other poems.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0140623728
- ISBN 13 9780140623727
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages128
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Condition: Bueno. : When Rosalind is banished by her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne, she flees to the forest of Arden where her exiled father holds court. There, dressed as a boy to avoid discovery, she encounters the man she loves - now a fellow exile - and resolves to remain in disguise to test his feelings for her. A gloriously sunny comedy, As You Like It is an exuberant combination of concealed identities and verbal jousting, reconciliations and multiple weddings. EAN: 9780140623727 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Obras de Shakespeare|Crítica literaria de drama|Ficción clásica (Libros) Título: As You like It Autor: Shakespeare, William Editorial: Penguin Classics Idioma: EN Páginas: 128 Peso: 74. Seller Inventory # Happ-2023-02-23-25be2d86
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