The Comedy of Errors: Third Series (Arden Shakespeare) (The Arden Shakespeare Third Series) - Softcover

William Shakespeare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904271243 ISBN 13: 9781904271246

Publisher: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2016

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"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

About the Author:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1904271243
• ISBN 13: 9781904271246
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Kent Cartwright