This essential guide provides a comprehensive survey of the most
important criticism surrounding As You Like It, one of Shakespeare's
most popular and engaging comedies, from the earliest appraisals through
to 21st century scholarship. Dana Aspinall outlines, assesses and
explores the key critical issues, including As You Like It and the
genre of comedy; Shakespeare's adaptation of sources; gender, love and
marriage; and interrogations of power.
Highlighting how critical and scholarly studies of As You Like It
continue to enrich our understanding of this complex and popular play,
this guide is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate
students of English literature, teachers, researchers, scholars, and
lovers of Shakespeare everywhere.