As You Like It (Oxford School Shakespeare)
by William Shakespeare
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Author: William ShakespeareEditor: Roma Gill
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-04-28
ISBN: 0198319797
Number of pages: 154
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Reviews of As You Like It (Oxford School Shakespeare)
Book Review: Cambridge School Shakespeare: Nice Explanations for the Lay Reader
Summary: 5 Stars
Note: This is a review of the particular "Cambridge School Shakespeare" edition [Edited by Rex Gibson, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000] of As You Like it and not a review of the play itself.
This edition (a) contains the unabridged play and (b) tries to explain and elucidate Shakespeare's play to teenagers of the age of maybe 15-17. It clarifies difficult language, highlights the main conflicts, puts the play into a historical context and the context of the literary tradition that it belongs to. It encourages the reader to think of different possible ways to play the characters and different ways to understand the play.
I am not a teenager and I am not 16 years old any more, in fact, I am 53 years old with a PhD in Economics and a Masters in Psychology. I read Shakespeare for fun, to challenge my brain, and to grow personally. I found this edition of the play very helpful and enjoyable. The commentary neither spoiled my fun by overanalyzing or showing off its learnedness nor did it offend my intelligence by oversimplifying. In addition, the layout of the book is quite reader-friendly.
If you are a Shakespeare scholar or a scholar of English Lit, this edition will probably be too simple for you. For people of my caliber, however, I can really recommend this edition. Enjoy!
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The new editions contain new sections: Classwork and Examinations and Background to Shakespeare's England. There are also short sections on Date and Text, and Source.General Books
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