{"product_id":"9781840224313","title":"The Merchant of Venice","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Shakespeare, William \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/10\/2000,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 128 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781840224313,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShylock, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough The Merchant of Venice offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposesthe operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57075090555253,"sku":"9781840224313","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781840224313.jpg?v=1776327616","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781840224313","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}