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The Merchant of Venice: Third Series

by William Shakespeare
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781903436813
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 480
  • Original Price: GBP 10.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 522 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice is perhaps most associated not with its titular hero, Antonio, but with the complex figure of the money lender, Shylock. The play was described as a comedy in the First Folio but its modern audiences find it more problematic to categorise. The vilification of Shylock 'the Jew' can be very uncomfortable for a post-holocaust audience and debates continue as to whether Shakespeare's portrayal of this complex man is sympathetic or anti-semitic.

John Drakakis' comprehensive introduction traces the stage history of the figure of the Jew and looks boldly at twenty-first century issues surrounding it. He also explores other themes of the play such as father/daughter relations, the power of money and the forceful character of Portia, to offer readers an energetic, original and revelatory reading of this challenging play.

Drakakis, John: -

John Drakakis is Professor of English Studies at the University of Stirling, UK. He is Editor of Alternative Shakespeares, Shakespearean Tragedy, the Arden 3 edition of The Merchant of Venice, General Editor of Routledge's New Critical Idiom series, and joint editor and contributor to Gothic Shakespeares.

John Drakakis is a professor of literature at the University of Stirling, UK.

Kastan, David Scott: - David Scott Kastan is the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA.

Shakespeare, William: - William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.

Thompson, Ann: - ANN THOMPSON is Emeritus Professor in English at King' s College London UK.

Woudhuysen, H. R.: - Henry Woudhuysen is Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, UK.

Woudhuysen, H. R.: - Henry Woudhuysen is Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, UK.

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