William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Further DetailsTitle: The Merchant of VeniceCondition: NewEAN: 9781840224313ISBN: 9781840224313Publisher: Wordsworth Editions LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/05/2000Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 7mmItem Weight: 86gAuthor: William ShakespeareLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 1840224312Description:

Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.

The Wordsworth Classics’ Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare’s works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.

The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial.

The text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature.Shylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. In his intensity he can dominatethe play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama.

Though The Merchant of Venice offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposes

the operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBContributor: Keith Carabine (Series edited by), Cedric Watts (Introduction and notes by), Cedric Watts (Edited by)Genre: Poetry & DramaBook Series: Wordsworth ClassicsRelease Year: 2000

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