Exiled by Duke Fredrick, who has seized her father’s throne, the witty and vivacious Rosalind disguises herself as a shepherd and flees to the Forest of Arden where her father now lives along with her cousin Celia and the court jester Touchstone.
Banished by his jealous older brother, the humble and chivalrous Orlando escapes to the same forest with his faithful servant Adam.
What happens when Orlando, who loves Rosalind,
comes across the shepherd?
A remarkable pastoral comedy, William Shakespeare’s As You Like It presents the various types of love in all its splendor. Full of enchantment, vitality, peace, joy and merriment, this drama of artifice, gender reversals, exile and homoeroticism is a complete delight. It continues to remain a favorite
Product Details
- Paperback: 152 pages
- Publisher: Fingerprint Publishing (1 May 2018)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9387779610
- ISBN-13: 978-9387779617
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 4 cm
About the Author
William Shakespeare began his career as an actor, writer and part owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later known as King’s Men, in London. Often regarded as the ‘Bard of Avon’ he is one of the world’s pre-eminent dramatists.
Most of his known works have been produced between 1589 and 1613. His plays demonstrate the expansiveness of his imagination and the extent of his learning.
Shakespeare introduced prose comedy in the histories of the late 1590s Henry IV, Part I and Part II and Henry V after the lyrical Richard II. Julius Caesar introduced a new kind of drama.
Shakespeare’s sequence of great comedies continue with Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and Twelfth Night. Until about 1608, he mainly wrote tragedies including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus his last major tragedies, contain some of his finest poetry.
A true genius, Shakespeare’s popular characters and plots are studied, performed, reinterpreted and discussed till today.
