The Comedy of Errors: Third Series

by William Shakespeare, Kent Cartwright (Editor), Ann Thompson (Editor), David Scott Kastan (Editor), H. R. Woudhuysen (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781904271246
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/15/2016
Series:	The Arden Shakespeare Third Series
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	424
Sales rank:	474,856
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 3.20(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Kent Cartwright is Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at the University of Maryland, USA.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

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

Editorial Reviews

The detailed scholarship of Cartwright's thematic introduction suits the Bard's most adaptable play, and unearths the textual gems for any critical reader, enthusiastic performer, or budding newcomer.” – Sixteenth Century Jourbanal

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