Description
| Product ID: | 9780241682111 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Staged |
| Title: | As You Like It |
| Subtitle: | Staged: the origins of YA’s greatest tropes |
| Authors: | Author: William Shakespeare |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Shakespeare studies & criticism, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Playscripts, Children’s & teenage literature studies, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Playscripts (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 13 years |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating With a foreword by Talia Hibbert, author of Get a Life, Chloe Brown‘We that are true lovers run into strange capers’Banished from her ambitious uncle’s court, the lovesick Rosalind flees to the forest with her cousin, Celia. Disguised as the handsome shepherd Ganymede and simple shepherdess Aliena, the two soon meet the dashing Orlando – forced into hiding by a plot against his life, heartbroken at the separation from his beloved Rosalind. Fooled by Rosalind’s disguise, Orlando grows close to ‘Ganymede’. But Phoebe, a local shepherdess, also has her eye on Ganymede. As their hopes and dreams entangle, can everyone get what they want?As You Like It is Shakespeare’s brilliant gender swapping, fake dating classic comedy of errors. Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare’s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day. Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:Hamlet – With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéMacbeth – With a foreword by Kat DelacorteA Midsummer Night’s Dream – With a foreword by Becky AlbertalliMuch Ado About Nothing – With a foreword by Holly BourneRomeo and Juliet – With a foreword by Jennifer Niven With a foreword by Talia Hibbert, author of Get a Life, Chloe Brown
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| Imprint Name: | Puffin |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-03-14 |
