This edition of 'The Winter's Tale' provides a newly edited text, an introduction that takes into account current critical thinking, and a commentary on the play's language designed to make it easily accessible to contemporary readers.

With its cross-dressed heroine, gender games and explorations of sexual ambivalence, 'As You Like It' speaks directly to the 21st century. This text includes detailed notes and commentary on Shakespeare's play, providing a full and comprehensive introduction to its historical and cultural contexts.

Designed to meet the needs of theatre professionals, as well as general readers, this edition includes an extensive performance history, a commentary illuminating the complexities of Shakespeare's language, and a setting of the song 'Who is Silvia?' prepared from an Elizabethan source.