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As you like it annotated kindle edition by william shakespeare author 4. William shakespeare was born in stratforduponavon, a small country town. As you like it is a pastoral comedy by william shakespeare based on the novel rosalynde by thomas lodge, believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600. As you like it paperback 1948 by william shakespeare author 4. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. As you like it ebook by william shakespeare official publisher. Pdf as you like it by william shakespeare with the. In this second edition of shakespeares as you like it, michael hattaway accounts for what makes this play both innocent and dangerous. Touchstoneit is meat and drink to me to see a clown. Love in william shakespeares as you like it ebook by. All was well until i recently turned my attention to viewing some of shakespeare s comedies, most of which i have seen in the past, minus as you like it which was more pastoral than comedic, and though it had the talent of of a young helen mirren, i found the plot was so contrived that the play struck me as stupid. As you like it timeless classics by william shakespeare. 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.
In january 2009 i decided that id like to go back and read all the plays of william shakespeare, perhaps one a month if that works out. Often referred to as the bard of avon, shakespeare s vast body of. As you like it by william shakespeare full audiobook dramatic reading as you like it is a pastoral comedy by william shakespeare. Braunmuller, these easytoread editions incorporate over thirty years of shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited. There is a section on recent critical, stage and film interpretations of. Pdf as you like it book by william shakespeare free. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents. As you like it dover thrift editions william shakespeare on. William shakespeare was born in stratforduponavon in april 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on april 23.
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It features one of shakespeares most famous and oftquoted lines, all the worlds a stage, and has been adapted for radio, film, and musical theatre. As you like it by william shakespeare, 9781853260599, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. As you like it follows its heroine rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncles court, accompanied by her cousin celia and. As you like it is indeed a delightful and charming play and one that will provide hours of entertaining reading. Read love in william shakespeares as you like it by julie dillenkofer available from rakuten kobo. As you like it by william shakespeare pdf download. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading as you like it. The main characters of this classics, plays story are celia kelly, rosalind. As you like it ebook 9781101993729 by william shakespeare. As you like it the oxford shakespeare series by william shakespeare.
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