{"product_id":"445403","title":"The Merchant Of Venice","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccenter\u003eThe Merchant Of Venice\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e 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 dominate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough \u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003eWilliam Shakespeare - Уильям Шекспир\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003eWordsworth Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e2000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e128 pst\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e129 mm \/ 5,1'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e198 mm \/ 7,8'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e110 g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e9781840224313\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45919542182026,"sku":"445403","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/1070\/6314\/files\/The_Merchant_of_Venice_-_The_Merchant_of_Venice_9781840224313-1.jpg?v=1725571876","url":"https:\/\/bookstoreint.com\/products\/445403","provider":"Bookstore International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}