The Comedy of Errors

von William Shakespeare

258 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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

• Reihe: Penguin Publishing Group
• ISBN: 9780451528391
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.2002
• Größe: 173 x 108 mm
• Verlag: Random House
• Herausgegeben von: Harry Levin, Sylvan Barnet