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Book SynopsisAs You Like It: Language and Writing explores one of Shakespeare's best-known comedies. It considers the literary and theatrical contexts in which Shakespeare was writing; examines, in detail, the different forms of language used in the play and considers ways in which language and meaning have changed over time, and are affected by performance. Each chapter contains a ''Writing matters'' section which provides suggestions for activities that can further enhance a student's understanding of the play. This informative guide to Shakespeare''s popular comedy equips students with the critical skills to analyze its language, structure and themes and to expand and enrich their own responses to the play.
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION DATING THE PLAY THE FIRST FOLIO AND ITS COPY THE ELIZABETHAN THEATRE BLANK VERSE DRAMA THE CONVENTIONS OF PROSE A CLASSICAL EDUCATION
1) LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT GENRE FESTIVE COMEDY PASTORAL SOURCE AND SETTING CHARACTERS METATHEATRE MASQUE WRITING MATTERS
2) LANGUAGE: FORMS AND USES VERSE AND PROSE PERSONAL PRONOUNS ASIDES AND SOLILOQUIES RHETORIC WRITING MATTERS
3 LANGUAGE OVER TIME ISSUES OF INTERPRETATION CONTEMPORARY REFERENCES, CHANGING MEANINGS AND ARCHAIC LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION OF LANGUAGE ON THE MODERN STAGE
AS YOU LIKE IT ON FILM: WHERE PICTURES DO THE WORK WRITING MATTERS
4) PERFORMING THE LANGUAGE PERFORMING METRE PERFORMING RHETORIC PERFORMING ‘YOU’ AND ‘THOU’ WRITING MATTERS
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