As you like it. William Shakespeare and Michael Hathaway. 2009.

Shakespeare’s As You Like it can appear bright or somber in performance: a feast of language and a delight for comic actors; or a risk-taking exploration of gender roles. An updated introduction provides an account of what makes this popular play both innocent and dangerous. There is anew section on recent critical, stage and film interpretations of the play, an updated reading list and a new appendix on a possible early court performance of As You Like it in 1599. Mapping the complexities of the play’s setting - a no-man’s land related to both France and England - the edition also includes detailed commentary on its language and an analytical account of performance.