William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice - A Sourcebook (Paperback, annotated edition)

With Shylock's pound of flesh and Portia's golden ring, The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most controversial, disturbing and unforgettable plays.
Combining accessible commentary with a range of reprinted materials, S. P. Cerasano:
*explores the contexts of the play, including early modern images of Venice, the commercialism of the play, Shakespeare's theatre and London, and images of Jewishness
*samples modern criticism of Shakespeare's Merchant, grouped into sections on The Economic Framework, Choosing and Risking, and Shylock and Other Strangers
*offers an invaluable discussion of the play in performance, considering crucial staging issues and changing interpretations of the roles of Portia and Shylock
*closely examines key passages of the work, providing both commentary and extensively annotated sections of play text
*prepares readers for additional study of the play with a useful guide to further reading.
Assuming no prior knowledge of the play, this Routledge Literary Sourcebook is the essential guide to one of the most haunting works of English drama.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Guides to Literature
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	S.P. Cerasano
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
Edition:	annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-24052-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism
LSN:	0-415-24052-2
Barcode:	9780415240529

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