The Comedy of Errors
Published on 15. December 2016
Book
Hardback
424 pages
978-1-904271-23-9 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
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 Journal * Cartwright's Introduction and notes make readers appreciate the richness, complexity and depth of a comedy that has often been brushed off as a mechanical "imitation" of Plautus's farcical Menaechmi. * Sederi Yearbook * An unapologetic and refreshingly enthusiastic celebration of a play whose disparagement in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries has had a lingering effect despite the more recent revival of its fortunes. While Cartwright gestures towards the play's triumphant theatrical resurgence, he is most interested in its linguistic and structural complexities, unpacked in a rich introduction. * Shakespeare Survey *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904271-23-9 (9781904271239)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Kent Cartwright is Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at the University of Maryland, USA.
Content
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
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