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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 34. )INTRODUCTION Generations of critics considered The Comedy of Errors as mere farce, an apprentice work that gives no inkling of Shakespeare's mature achievements. But in the 1960s critics began re-examining the play as a...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 66. )INTRODUCTION Critics agree that The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare's shortest play, is one of his earliest comedies. The play relies heavily on elements of farce, deriving its humor from a twisted and improbable plot and...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 87. )INTRODUCTION The Comedy of Errors (c. 1594) is the shortest play in the Shakespearean canon and is considered to be one of Shakespeare's earliest and least romantic comedies. The play has been long regarded as an...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 96. )INTRODUCTION The subject of metamorphosis, encompassing both physical and spiritual transformation, is a prevalent one in the Shakespearean canon, particularly in the comedies and romances. Its presence in these works...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 1. )DATE: Internal suggests that The Comedy of Errors was written sometime between 1589 and 1594. Many critics have argued that because the play contains a reference to the war of succession in France, a probable date of...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 96. )INTRODUCTION Believed to have been written in the early 1590s, The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays and perhaps his first comedy. An adaptation of Plautus's Meneachmi, the comedy recounts the...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 106. )INTRODUCTION Believed to be one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, The Comedy of Errors (c. 1594) is generally characterized as the work of a novice playwright seeking to hone his artistic style. Nevertheless, many critics...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 134. )INTRODUCTION An innovative blend of romance, farce, and domestic comedy, The Comedy of Errors is remarkable for its tight, classical structure, skillful adaptation of dramatic and nondramatic sources, and fast-paced...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 116. )INTRODUCTION Likely written in the early 1590s, The Comedy of Errors is believed to be one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, and perhaps his first comedy. Scholars have determined that Shakespeare adapted the central plot...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 54. )INTRODUCTION Until recently, the predominating critical evaluation of The Comedy of Errors placed it as an early and immature work, perhaps even the first Shakespeare wrote. The improbability of its plots and primitive...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 77. )INTRODUCTION The Comedy of Errors (c. 1594), Shakespeare's shortest play and regarded as one of his earliest comedies, is generally considered an apprentice work that offers only hints of his mature dramatic achievement....Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 26. )Believed to be one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, The Comedy of Errors is regarded by many critics as an apprentice piece, derivative of the works of the Roman playwright Plautus and possessing a wildly improbable plot...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 144. )INTRODUCTION Likely written in the early 1590s, The Comedy of Errors is considered by many scholars to be Shakespeare's first comedy. The first recorded performance of the play was on December 28, 1594, when it was...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 126. )INTRODUCTION The Comedy of Errors, a play of perpetual mistaken identity, was written between 1589 and 1594. It is thought to be one of Shakespeare's first plays and involves a great deal of verbal slapstick. Its...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 155. )INTRODUCTION First performed in 1594 and published in the First Folio of 1623, Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is a short work in which the plot hinges on several cases of mistaken identity. The play begins with...Found in Shakespearean Criticism