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The Comedy of Errors

(Hardback)

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Comedy of Errors

Contributors:

By (Author) William Shakespeare
Edited by Prof Kent Cartwright

ISBN:

9781904271239

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

The Arden Shakespeare

Publication Date:

23rd November 2016

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

822.33

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

424

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm

Weight:

544g

Description

Shakespeares 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

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 plays triumphant theatrical resurgence, he is most interested in its linguistic and structural complexities, unpacked in a rich introduction. * Shakespeare Survey *

Author Bio

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

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