Critical insights : As you like it / editor, Robert C. Evans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Robert C., 1955- editor.

Salem Press

Series:

Critical insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Biography.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. As you like it--Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

lix, 361 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm.

Other Title:

As you like it.

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2025]

Summary:

An insightful exploration of this beloved comedy, essays delve into themes, characters, language, the role of gender, the pastoral tradition, love and identity, and the play's engagement with the political and social issues of its time. Essays explore the critical evaluation and adaptation of As You Like It throughout the centuries, challenging readers to think about the play in new and innovative ways. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Exploring As You Like It / Robert C. Evans

As You Like It and the Environment of Comedy / Kent Cartwright

Biography of William Shakespeare / Robert C. Evans

Shakespeare's Employment of the Convention of Self-Addressed Speech in As You Like It: An Empirical Investigation / James Hirsh

Recent Critical Approaches to Shakespeare's As You Like It / Melissa Anderson

Lost and Found in the Forest of Arden / Edwin Wong

Introductions to Important Recent Editions of Shakespeare's As You Like It: A Comparative Approach / Kate Bossert

Wrestling with the World: Physical and Verbal Struggle in As You Like It / Nicolas Tredell

Insults and Teasing in Shakespeare's As You Like It / Robert C. Evans

Time and Timelessness in Shakespeare's As You Like It / Edwin Wong

"What marriage is": De Praesenti Vows in Shakespeare's As You Like It / Brandon Schneeberger

"The courtesy of nations allows you my better": The Household and Civil Governance in As You Like It / Matthew M. Thiele

Shakespeare's Socratic Rosalind / Christopher Baker

Many Parts: Performance and Identity in As You Like It / Nicolas Tredell

Cynicism Subverted in the "All the world's a stage" Scene of As You Like It: Shakespeare's Design and Post-Renaissance Adaptations / James Hirsh

"All the World's a Stage": Examining Seven Filmed Versions of Shakespeare's Famous "Seven Ages of Man" Speech / Robert C. Evans

Critical Responses to Kenneth Branagh's Filmed Version of Shakespeare's As You Like It / Eric J. Sterling.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798891791343

OCLC:

1512317101