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As you like it

Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 (Author). Marshall, Cynthia, 1953-2005 (Added Author).

Summary: 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 compass 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 edition of the text, draws on primary sources to illuminate how costuming, stage business, design, and directorial choices have shaped the play in performance.--Publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780511314070
ISBN: 0511314078
ISBN: 9781280477638
ISBN: 1280477636
ISBN: 9781316085424
ISBN: 1316085422
ISBN: 9781139164573
ISBN: 1139164570
ISBN: 9780511194337
ISBN: 0511194331
ISBN: 9780511195020
ISBN: 0511195028
ISBN: 9780511195686
ISBN: 0511195680
ISBN: 9780521786492
ISBN: 0521786495
ISBN: 9780521781374
ISBN: 052178137X
ISBN: 9780511193590
ISBN: 0511193599
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 262 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; SERIES EDITORS' PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PRODUCTIONS; INTRODUCTION; Peculiarities of the play as a performance piece; Seventeenth century; Charles Johnson's 'Love in a Forest'; Eighteenth century: romping actresses and the struggle for decorum; Dora Jordan: 'spirit of enjoyment'; Into the nineteenth century: opera, spectacle, and a new Rosalind; Kemble's revisions; Macready's restorations; Helena Faucit: Rosalind 'ethereally embodied'; Charles Kean and the growth of pictorial staging.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.