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
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.
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
