Overview

This annotated version of As you Like it, one of the Bard's wittiest and bawdiest plays, provides a detailed guide to its Elizabethan language and its references. It restores the drama to the language of the First Folio of 1623, including the original spelling, capitalization and punctuation. Practical annotation provides insights into the puns, allusions and world-play that characterize all of Shakespeare's dramas. Appendices enumerate the typographical errors that have been corrected in this version, in addition to offering stage directions from the First Folio, lineation amendations and original character tags. This restorative, no-nonsense approach will appeal to both aficionados and newcomers to Shakespeare's plays.

Full Product Details

Author:   William Shakespeare ,  Jr., Charles Whalen
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.558kg
ISBN:  

9780786449651

ISBN 10:   0786449659
Pages:   422
Publication Date:   19 April 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Of Forthright Footnotes (or, putting the “count” back in “country”) “Filthy Plaies and Enterluds” Why the First Folio? What’s Wrong with Editing? The Importance of Spelling The Importance of Punctuation Notes on the Annotation Abbreviations of Key Reference Works As you Like it: First Folio Play-script with Accompanying Annotation Act I, scene i Act I, scene ii Act I, scene iii Act II, scene i Act II, scene ii Act II, scene iii Act II, scene iv Act II, scene v Act II, scene vi Act II, scene vii Act III, scene i Act III, scene ii Act III, scene iii Act III, scene iv Act III, scene v Act IV, scene i Act IV, scene ii Act IV, scene iii Act V, scene i Act V, scene ii Act V, scene iii Act V, scene iv Textual Preparation Appendix I (Typographical Errors Corrected) Appendix II (Stage Directions, Entrances and Exits Emended) Appendix III (Lineation Emended) Appendix IV (Character Tags Emended) Bibliography

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the annotations provide detailed analysis of linguistic turns and hidden meanings often not found in more traditional editions...Papadinis is an expert on First Folio texts --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.

Author Information

Demitra Papadinis divides her time between New Hampshire and New York City. She is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of the New England Shakespeare Festival and a founding member of New York City’s WildBard! An expert in Unrehearsed Shakespeare/First Folio Cue-Script Technique, she presents workshops and educational programs at schools, colleges, and theatres throughout the country.

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