As You Like It
As You Like It by William Shakespeare is an updated edition published by Simon and Schuster on October 15, 2019. This 368-page work presents a rich narrative centered around themes of love, rebellion, and generosity, featuring engaging characters such as the princesses Rosalind and Celia, along with their witty companion, Touchstone. The story unfolds as Rosalind and Orlando fall in love, leading the princesses and Touchstone into exile in the Forest of Arden, where they encounter various figures, including the usurped Duke Senior and the cynical Jaques.
This authoritative edition from The Folger Shakespeare Library offers valuable resources for both educators and readers. It includes the exact text for easy reference, hundreds of hypertext links for navigation, and freshly edited text based on early printed versions of the play. Readers will find full explanatory notes linked to the text, scene-by-scene plot summaries, and an introduction to Shakespeare’s language. Additionally, the edition features essays by leading scholars, fresh images from the Folger’s collection, and an annotated guide to further reading, making it a comprehensive resource for understanding this classic work.
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William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, the incredible story about love, rebellion, and generosity, now presented by the Folger Shakespeare Library with valuable new tools for educators and dynamic new covers.
Readers and audiences have long greeted As You Like It with delight. Its characters are brilliant conversationalists, including the princesses Rosalind and Celia and their Fool, Touchstone. Soon after Rosalind and Orlando meet and fall in love, the princesses and Touchstone go into exile in the Forest of Arden, where they find new conversational partners. Duke Frederick, younger brother to Duke Senior, has overthrown his brother and forced him to live homeless in the forest with his courtiers, including the cynical Jaques. Orlando, whose older brother Oliver plotted his death, has fled there, too.
The authoritative edition of As You Like It from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:
-The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference
-Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation
-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
-Full explanatory notes conveniently linked to the text of the play
-Scene-by-scene plot summaries
-A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases
-An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books
-An annotated guide to further reading
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare expert
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