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The Comedy of Errors

By William Shakespeare and Christina Anderson
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The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's earliest slapstick comedies, revolving around the farcical mix-ups of separated twins and mistaken identities. Filled with madcap humour, bawdy jokes, instant romances, and joyful reunions, it promises a lively and entertaining theatrical experience.
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This updated translation by Christina Anderson, part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Play On! project, is ideal for readers and theatre enthusiasts interested in Shakespeare presented in accessible, contemporary language that retains the original's poetic charm.

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"This translation dives deep into the joy of the madcap bawdiness, love at first sight, reunions, and happily-ever-afters of this slapstick play; reinterpreting the metaphor, antiquated slang, and double and triple entendre for a contemporary audience"--

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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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780866987837

Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 August 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 112g

Pages: 130

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Arts & Culture Christina Anderson Classic Poetry Non-Fiction William Shakespeare

About the Author

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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