The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s archetypal slapstick comedy, now with updated jokes and wordplay.One of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, The Comedy of Errors is a farcical tale of separated twins and mistaken identities. This slapstick play is a staple of the genre, including madcap bawdiness, love at first sight, reunions, and happily-ever-afters. Christina Anderson’s translation dives deep into the joy of the original text, reinterpreting the metaphor, antiquated slang, and double and triple entendre for a contemporary audience.
This translation of The Comedy of Errors was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations present work from “The Bard” in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare’s verse. Enlisting the talents of a diverse group of contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and dramaturges from diverse backgrounds, this project reenvisions Shakespeare for the twenty-first century. These volumes make these works available for the first time in print—a new First Folio for a new era.
Christina Anderson’s plays include The Ripple, The Wave That Carried Me Home; How to Catch Creation; pen/man/ship; The Ashes Under Gait City; Man in Love; Blacktop Sky; Hollow Roots; and Drip. She is an assistant professor of playwriting at SUNY Purchase.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780866987837 |
| ISBN 10 | 0866987835 |
| Title | The Comedy of Errors |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Series | Play On Shakespeare Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US |
| Year published | 2022-08-23 |
| Number of pages | 130 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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