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The Comedy of Errors

By William Shakespeare
Edited by Sylvan Barnet and Harry Levin

By William Shakespeare
Edited by Sylvan Barnet and Harry Levin

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Jun 01, 2002 | ISBN 9780451528391

The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
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Jun 01, 2002 | ISBN 9780451528391

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About The Comedy of Errors

Hilarious fun, this early comedy is 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—plus the timeless puns, jokes, gags, and suspense that makes this play a wonderful theatrical frolic and a brilliant tour de force of language and laughter.

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About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare’s vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems;… More about William Shakespeare

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Category: Literary Collections

Mass Market Paperback | $4.95
Published by Signet
Jun 01, 2002 | 256 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780451528391

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“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

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 Screen

NEWLY ADDED ESSAY: Coppelia Kahn: Identity in ?The Comedy of Errors?

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