Michael Hattaway's Introduction to this bestselling edition of As You
Like It accounts for what makes this popular play both innocent and
dangerous. This third edition includes a new section on recent critical
interpretations, including sections on ecocriticism, peace studies, and
myths of gender, on recent as well as past stage productions and films
of the play, as well as fresh illustrations. An appendix on an early
court performance in 1599, commentary on the play's language, the book
trade, and the discursive cultures of its time, as well as an updated
reading list are also included.