As You Like It

I wish I had copies like this at Drama School. Essential notes on the language for those who will get up and speak it, not purely for those who will sit and study it. An incredibly useful tool with room on every page to make notes. Next time I'm in rehearsal on a Shakespeare play, I have no doubt that a copy from this series will be in my hand.' ADRIAN LESTER , Actor, Director and Writer Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities and meanings to actors and students. Each edition offers: -Facing-page notes -Short, clear definitions of words -Easily accessible information about key textual variants -Notes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words -An easy to read layout -Space to write notes -A short introduction to the play>

These editions are likely to help not only actors and drama students but also all amateur Shakespeareans including schools and colleges which stage the plays What genius to have Simon Russell Beale as a series editor along with two Shakespeare Institute academics, Michael Dobson and Abigail Rokison-Woodall.

Vorwort
A unique annotated edition designed for use by actors and directors in the rehearsal room.

Autorentext
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. Nora J. Williams is a Lecturer in Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama and Literature at the University of Essex, UK. Her work has been published in Shakespeare Bulletin, Early Modern Literary Studies, PARtake: The Journal of Practice as Research, and a collection of essays on Contemporary Approaches to Adaptation in Theatre & Performance.

Klappentext
Carefully edited and annotated with performance in mind, this edition of Shakespeare's verbally rich and complex comedy has clear facing-page notes to highlight meaning and key performance choices and moments. Ideal for anyone studying the play, whether for performance or in the classroom, the edition gives concise glosses and offers unique insight to the text as a living, performed comedy.

Inhalt

Series Introduction;
Introduction;
As You Like It