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The merchant of Venice / William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction, by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Series:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 2003. Yale University Press. Works.
- The annotated Shakespeare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Italy--Drama.
- Jews.
- Moneylenders--Drama.
- Moneylenders.
- Venice (Italy)--Drama.
- Venice (Italy).
- Physical Description:
- xxxvi, 167 p.
- Edition:
- 1
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible-and by the terms of the loan agreement, Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh. Portia cleverly intervenes, and all ends well (except of course for Shylock).
- Contents:
- Front matter
- contents
- about this book
- introduction
- some essentials of the Shakespearean stage
- The Merchant of Venice
- an essay by Harold Bloom
- further reading
- finding list
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-164).
- ISBN:
- 1-281-72894-2
- 9786611728946
- 0-300-13825-3
- OCLC:
- 1024045096
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