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The Signet Classics edition of one of Shakespeare's early works, filled with the merry violence of slapstick and farce. When two sets of twins, separated and apparently lost to each other, all end up in the rowdy, rollicking city of Ephesus, the stage is set for mix-ups, mayhem, and mistaken identity in hilarious comedy. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes- . An overview of William Shakespeare's life, world, and theater . A special introduction to the play by the editor, Harry Levin . A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived The Comedy of Errors-Plautus's Menaechmi . Dramatic criticism from August Wilhelm Schlegel, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and others . A stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of The Comedy of Errors . Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format . Recommended readings

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Author:   William Shakespeare
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Signet Classics
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 10.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.20cm
Weight:   0.113kg
ISBN:  

9780451528391

ISBN 10:   0451528395
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 June 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

The Comedy of Errors - William Shakespeare August Wilhelm Schlegel: From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature Samuel Taylor Coleridge: From Shakespearean Criticism William Hazlitt: From Characters of Shakespeare?s Plays Etienne Souriau: From The Two Hundred Thousand Dramatic Situations Bertrand Evans: From Shakespeare?s Comedies C. L. Barber: From Shakespearian Comedy in ?The Comedy of Errors? Louise George Clubb: From Italian Comedy and ?The Comedy of Errors? Harry Levin: ?The Comedy of Errors? on Stage and ScreenNEWLY ADDED ESSAY: Coppelia Kahn: Identity in ?The Comedy of Errors?

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Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works -Remarkable . . . makes Shakespeare's extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever.---James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599 -A feast of literary and historical information.---The Wall Street Journal

Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works Remarkable . . .makes Shakespeare s extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever. James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599 A feast of literary and historical information. The Wall Street Journal

Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works <p/> Remarkable . . . makes Shakespeare's extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever. --James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599 <p/> A feast of literary and historical information. --The Wall Street Journal

Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works Remarkable . . . makes Shakespeare's extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever. --James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599 A feast of literary and historical information. -- The Wall Street Journal

Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works Remarkable . . . makes Shakespeare's extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever. -James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599 A feast of literary and historical information. -The Wall Street Journal

Author Information

William Shakespeare(1564-1616)was apoet,playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the mostinfluential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includescomedic, tragic, and historical plays;poems; and 154 sonnets.His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

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