Critical Insights: As You Like It

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An insightful exploration of this beloved comedy, essays delve into themes, characters, language, the role of gender, the pastoral tradition, love and identity, and the play's engagement with the political and social issues of its time. Essays explore the critical evaluation and adaptation of As You Like It throughout the centuries, challenging readers to think about the play in new and innovative ways. 

The Critical Insights Series distills the best of both classic and current literary criticism of the world’s most studied literature. Edited and written by some of academia’s most distinguished literary scholars, Critical Insights: As You Like it provides authoritative, in-depth scholarship that students and researchers will rely on for years. This volume is destined to become a valuable purchase for all.