The comedy of errors

Author(s)

• Shakespeare, William
• Cartwright, Kent

Bibliographic Information

The comedy of errors

edited by Kent Cartwright

（The Arden Shakespeare, 3rd ser.）

Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2017, c2016

• : hb
• : pb

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-384) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Shakespeare's dextrous comedy of two twin masters and two twin servants continually mistaken for one another is both farce and more than farce. The Comedy of Errors examines the interplay between personal and commercial relationships, and the breakdown of social order that follows the disruption of identity. As well as detailed on-page commentary notes, this new edition has a long, illustrated introduction exploring the play's performance and crtitical history, as well as its place in the comic tradition from Classical to modern times.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations General editors' preface Preface Introduction Laughter, Empathy and Memorability Error and Identity The Cultural World Poetic Geography, Travel, Dark Ephesus Genre Style: Verse and Prose Sources and Influences Staging Early Performances Afterlife: Image, Stage and Screen Editorial Procedures The Comedy of Errors Longer Notes Notes on Verse and Prose Appendix A: Casting and Doubling Appendix B: Date of Composition Appendix C: The Text Abbreviations and References

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB2265530X
• ISBN:
  • 9781904271239
  • 9781904271246
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xxii, 401 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 822.33
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Comedy of errors
  • LCSH : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation
  • LCSH : Shipwreck victims -- Drama
  • LCSH : Mistaken identity -- Drama
  • LCSH : Brothers -- Drama
  • LCSH : Greece -- Drama
  • LCSH : Twins -- Drama
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00260617