Bibliograph

The comedy of errors, William Shakespeare ; edited by Kent Cartwright

Type

Label

The comedy of errors, William Shakespeare ; edited by Kent Cartwright

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

The comedy of errors

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

954346037

Responsibility statement

William Shakespeare ; edited by Kent Cartwright

Series statement

The Arden Shakespeare. Third series

Summary

"Shakespeare's dexterous 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"--, provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Error and identity -- The cultural world -- Poetic geography, travel, Dark Ephesus -- Genre and style -- Sources and influences -- Staging -- Early performances -- Afterlife: image, stage and screen -- The comedy of errors -- Longer notes -- Appendices: Date of composition ; The text and editorial procedures ; Casting and doubling

Target audience

adolescent

Classification