As You Like It - Couverture souple

Shakespeare, William

 
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Synopsis

Exiled by Duke Fredrick, who has seized her fathers throne, the witty and vivacious Rosalind disguises herself as a shepherd and flees to the Forest of Ardenwhere her father now livesalong 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 Shakespeares As You Like It presents the various types of love in all its splendour. 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 favourite.

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À propos de l'auteur

William Shakespeare began his career as an actor, writer, and part owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlains Men, later known as Kings Men, in London. Often regarded as the Bard of Avon he is one of the worlds 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 1590sHenry IV, Part I and Part II, and Henry Vafter the lyrical Richard II. Julius Caesar introduced a new kind of drama. Shakespeares 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 Coriolanushis last major tragedies, contain some of his finest poetry. A true genius, Shakespeares popular characters and plots are studied, performed, reinterpreted, and discussed till today.

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