A short summary of william shakespeare s as you like it this free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of as you like it. It provides a thorough exploration of the plays plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful introduction to the pastoral genre. As you like it may well have been shakespeares first play written for performance in the new venue. The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a play and catalogues the seven stages of a mans life, sometimes referred to as the seven ages of man. It has a general introduction by the series editor and an introduction to the play by the editor of the book, marking the place of the play in shakespeare s dramatic career. The acclaimed pelican shakespeare series edited by a. 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. It provides a thorough exploration of the plays plot, characters and main themes, as well as a. Its characters are brilliant conversationalists, including the. And, as with a number of the bards comedies, the heroine disguises herself as a boy. Read shakespeare s as you like it for free from the folger shakespeare library.
As you like it get even more from the folger folger shakespeare. Daughter of a banished duke and forced to flee the court, rosalind hides in the forest of arden disgu ised as a man. Though a very popular play and one that has been invariably brought to stage, as you like it is not considered to be the finest of shakespeare s works. As a shakespearean comedy as you like it pales in comparison to such comedies as a midsummer nights dream and twelfth night. A broadview internet shakespeare edition ebook written by william shakespeare. Forced into exile in the forest of arden, lovers rosalind and orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust. Play sometimes attributed to john fletcher and william shakespeare. As in any shakespeare play it has some memorable lines and interesting characters.
Over 40 of shakespeare s play, poetry and nonfiction titles to choose from including. Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks. Heavily laden with shakespearean dialogue and narrative, but interesting if you really like shakespeare. Soon after rosalind and orlando meet and fall in love, the princesses and touchstone go into exile in t. I bought it because i was on a course but i have read as you like it many times and for me it is one of the best. As you like it by william shakespeare, unknown edition, this play has two principal settings. Shakespeares as you like it can appear bright or somber in performance. From the royal shakespeare company a modern, definitive edition of shakespeares journey into the forest of arden. As you like it by william shakespeare free at loyal books. Read a plot overview of the entire play or a scene by. Juliet dusinberredemonstrates that rosalinds authority in the play grows from new ideas about women and reveals that shakespeare s heroine reinvents herself for every age. The authoritative edition of as you like it from the folger shakespeare library, the trusted and widely used shakespeare series for students.
Learn about some of the new features in our catalog and how to make the most of them. As you like it is a pastoral comedy by william shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the first. The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. As you like it william shakespeare 1564 1616 one of shakespeares most popular plays, as you like it is a pastoral comedy of mistaken identity, wit, and love. As well as supplying dramatic and critical analysis, this study sets the plays within their wider. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. As you like it by william shakespeare, paperback barnes. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 263 pages and is available in paperback format. With its explorations of sexual ambivalence, as you like it speaks directly to the twentyfirst century. But the play is also deeply rooted in elizabethan culture and through it shakespeare addresses some of the hotly.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A midsummer nights dream, four great tragedies, hamlet, julius caesar, king lear, macbeth, 3 by shakespeare, alls well that ends well, antony and cleopatra, as you like it, the comedy of errors, coriolanus, cymbeline, four great histories, henry iv, part i, henry iv, part ii, henry v, henry vi, part. As you like it, fiveact comedy by william shakespeare, written and performed about 15981600 and first published in the first folio of 1623. William shakespeares exuberant comedy as you like it is his playful take on the renaissance tradition of pastoral romance, edited by h. Free download or read online as you like it pdf epub book. Published by roma, collezione dell obeliscocarlo bestetti edizioni d arte, 1948. Page 34 with spectacles on nose and pouch on side, his youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide for his shrunk shank.
Its characters are brilliant conversationalists, including the princesses rosalind and celia and their fool, touchstone. The first edition of the novel was published in 1599, and was written by william shakespeare. This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of as you like it by william shakespeare. Readers and audiences have long greeted as you like it with delight. Full text, summaries, illustrations, guides for reading, and more.
The exact text of the printed book for easy crossreference hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation. Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history, is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. Oliver with an introduction by katherine duncanjones. As you like it william shakespeare wholesale pricing. This book has 110 pages in the pdf version, and was originally written in 1599. The legendary pelican shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned shakespeareans. Join us at an upcoming library pro tips event to become a power user. Nov 23, 2000 shakespeares as you like it can appear bright or somber in performance. Summary of as you like it shakespeare birthplace trust. William shakespeares as you like it, the incredible story about love, rebellion, and generosity, now presented by the folger shakespeare library with valuable. As you like it by shakespeare, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As you like it by william shakespeare nook book ebook. As you like it by william shakespeare full audiobook dramatic reading as you like it is a pastoral comedy by william shakesp.
As you like it pdf book by william shakespeare 1599. This edition of as you like it is an annotated text with detailed notes on the play from different angles. As you like it by william shakespeare full audiobook. Nov 11, 20 as you like it was printed in the first folio in 1623 though there is evidence to show that it was performed quite regularly after its presumed creation between 15981600. With its witty heroine rosalind, who has the longest role of shakespeare s female characters, as you like it is shakespeare s most lighthearted and most performed comedy. Sep 06, 2006 as you like it by william shakespeare, 9781904271222, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in. As you like it is a pastoral comedy by william shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the first folio, 1623. As you like it, by william shakespeare free ebook global.
This edition includes numerous illustrations of productions and reassesses both its textual and performance history, showing how interpretations have changed since the first. The main characters of this classics, plays story are celia kelly, rosalind. In as you like it, witty words and romance play out against the disputes of divided pairs of. William shakespeare 15641616 was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the english language. As you like it follows its heroine rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncles court, accompanied by her cousin celia and touchstone the court jester, to find safety and, eventually, love, in the forest of arden. This is an informative and interesting guide to the comedies of love the two gentlemen of verona, the taming of the shrew, loves labours lost, a midsummer nights dream, much ado about nothing, as you like it and twelfth night which were written in the early part of shakespeare s career. Rosalind falls for orlando for many reasons in shakespeares play as you like it. Pdf as you like it book by william shakespeare 1599. The book has been awarded with booker prize, edgar awards and many others. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. As you like it by shakespeare, william seller james cummins bookseller published nd condition bound in three quarters brown mottled modern caf and marbled baords, lerather title label.
A midsummer nights dream, four great tragedies, hamlet, julius caesar, king lear, macbeth, 3 by shakespeare, alls well that ends well, antony and cleopatra, as you like it, the comedy of errors, coriolanus, cymbeline, four great histories, henry iv, part i, henry iv, part ii, henry v, henry vi, part i, henry vi, part ii, henry vi, part iii, henry viii, king john, king richard ii, loves labours lost, measure. Uncertain of their standing in court and fearing for their lives, rosalind and orlando are forced into exile in the forest of arden, only to. As you like it is a pastoral comedy by william shakespeare that was first performed in 1603. Summary read a plot overview of the entire play or a scene by scene summary and analysis. One of shakespeare s most popular plays, as you like it is a pastoral comedy of mistaken identity, wit, and love. As you like it pdf book by william shakespeare read online or free download in epub, pdf or mobi ebooks. William shakespeare baptised 26 april 1564 died 23 april 1616 was an english poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the english language and the worlds preeminent dramatist. Often referred to as the bard of avon, shakespeare s vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays. The plays first performance is uncertain, though a performance at wilton house in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility.
As you like it is a pastoral comedy by william shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the first folio in 1623. Dedica autografa di dali alla spia comunista americana winston burdett. Often referred to as the bard of avon, shakespeare s vast body of. Because the folger shakespeare texts are edited in accord with twentyfirst century knowledge about shakespeare s texts, the folger here provides them to readers, scholars, teachers, actors, directors, and students, free of charge, confident of their quality as texts of the. As you like it by william shakespeare book analysis. Daughter of a banished duke and forced to flee the court, rosalind hides in the forest of arden disguised as a man. All the worlds a stage is the phrase that begins a monologue from william shakespeare s pastoral comedy as you like it, spoken by the melancholy jaques in act ii scene vii line 9. Pdf as you like it book by william shakespeare free. Published in 1599 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in classics, plays books. As with most of shakespeares comedies, as you like it ends with marriage, and the story is the peculiar path taken by rosalind and orland that leads to their marriage vows. Both a witty satire of literary cliche and a tender meditation on the varieties of love, as you like it continues to be one of shakespeares most beloved and widely performed comedies. Synopsis and plot overview of shakespeares as you like it. Aug 23, 2011 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, is now available as an ebook.
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