The Merchant of Venice (Paperback, New edition)

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 dominate the 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.

General

Imprint:	Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Wordsworth Classics
Release date:	October 2000
First published:	October 2000
Authors:	William Shakespeare
Introduction by:	Cedric Watts (Emeritus Professor of English)
Notes by:	Cedric Watts (Emeritus Professor of English)
Editors:	Cedric Watts (Emeritus Professor of English)
Series editors:	Keith Carabine
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84022-431-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare plays, texts Promotions
LSN:	1-84022-431-2
Barcode:	9781840224313

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