By William Shakespeare

Doubtful in their status in courtroom and fearing for his or her lives, Rosalind and Orlando are compelled into exile within the wooded area of Arden, in simple terms to turn into entangled in a beguiling video game of affection, lust, and flawed identification. considered one of Shakespeare’s nice comedies, As you're keen on It subverts the normal ideas of romance, complicated gender roles, nature, and politics.

Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, of today’s so much complete Shakespearean students, this contemporary Library sequence contains definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: whole Works. each one play contains an creation in addition to an outline of Shakespeare’s theatrical occupation; statement on prior and present productions in accordance with interviews with top administrators, actors, and architects; scene-by-scene research; key evidence concerning the paintings; a chronology of Shakespeare’s lifestyles and instances; and black-and-white illustrations.

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As You Like It

Doubtful in their status in courtroom and fearing for his or her lives, Rosalind and Orlando are compelled into exile within the wooded area of Arden, merely to develop into entangled in a beguiling video game of affection, lust, and fallacious id. one among Shakespeare’s nice comedies, As you're keen on It subverts the normal ideas of romance, complicated gender roles, nature, and politics.

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BAKER, Carroll 1931PERSONAL: Born May 28, 1931, in Johnstown, PA; daughter of William W. and Virginia (Duffy) Baker; married Louis Ritter (a furrier), 1952 (divorced, 1952); married Jack Garfein (a director and producer), April 5, 1955 (divorced, 1969); married Donald G. Burton (an actor), March 10, 1982; children: Herschel David, Blanche Joy (second marriage). EDUCATION—Attended St. Petersburg Junior College, 1952; studied acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors' Studio, 1953. VOCATION: Actress and writer.

LONDON DEBUT—Sadie Thomp- Maude, Captain Apache, Scotia International, 1971; title role, Baba Yaga—Devil Witch, Jumbo Cinematographica/CoFiCom, 1973; as herself, James Dean--The First American Teenager (documentary), Coral, 1975; Laura, La moglie di mio padre (also known as Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife), Mark Associates, 1976; Mrs. , 1983; Dorothy's mother, Star 80, Warner Brothers, 1983; Mama Freud, The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud, Twentieth Century-Fox/TLC, 1983; Mrs. Dalton, Native Son, Cinecom, 1986; Annie Phelan, Ironweed, Tri-Star, 1987.

A. with Chevrolet, CBS; Lineup, CBS; December Bride, CBS; Those Whiting Girls, CBS; Whirlybird, syndicated; The Milton Eerie Show, ABC; Body Language. Movies: Florabelle, Stone Pillow, NBC, 1986. Fox, 1987; America's Tribute to Bob Hope, NBC, 1988; Birthday Bob—50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC, 1988; Hollywood: The Golden Years, Arts and Entertain1988; 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK—Series: Producer (with Desi Arnaz), / Love Lucy, CBS, 1951-57; executive producer and producer (with Arnaz), The Lucy Show, CBS, 1962-68.

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