Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 246
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The Works of Shakespeare: The merchant of Venice, ed. by C. K. Pooler. 6th ed., rev. [1935
The Works of Shakespeare: The merchant of Venice, ed. by C.K. Pooler. [1905
Author: William ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice
Author: William ShakespeareDictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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The Merchant of Venice
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 1588368742
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This is one of Shakespeare’s darkest comedies, for the romantic story of a young man, Bassanio, who has squandered his fortune and must borrow money to woo the wealthy lady he loves is set against the more disturbing story of the Jewish moneylender Shylock and his demand for the “pound of flesh” owed him by the Venetian merchant, Antonio. Here pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglement to display the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
Author: William ShakespeareThe Works of Shakespeare
Author: William ShakespeareShakespeare's Merchant of Venice, abridged to 727 lines, with notes and intr
Author: William ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Independently Published
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Languages : en
Pages : 154
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In The Merchant of Venice, the path to marriage is hazardous. To win Portia, Bassanio must pass a test prescribed by her father's will, choosing correctly among three caskets or chests. If he fails, he may never marry at all. Bassanio and Portia also face a magnificent villain, the moneylender Shylock. In creating Shylock, Shakespeare seems to have shared in a widespread prejudice against Jews. Shylock would have been regarded as a villain because he was a Jew. Yet he gives such powerful expression to his alienation due to the hatred around him that, in many productions, he emerges as the hero. Portia is most remembered for her disguise as a lawyer, Balthazar, especially the speech in which she urges Shylock to show mercy that "droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven." The authoritative edition of The Merchant of Venice from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:
Author: William Shakespeare