The Merchant Of Venice

by William Shakespeare

Overview

The complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes. Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce key contexts, concerns and stylistic features, and examine different performances and interpretations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789380816296
Publisher:	Maple Press
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.27(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 1 Years

About the Author

William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

Introduction—Martin Coyle
• Comedy and The Merchant of Venice —Graham Holderness
• Re-Reading The Merchant of Venice —Kiernan Ryan
• The Merchant of Venice and the Possibilities of Historical Criticism—Walter Cohen
• Shakespeare and the Jews—James Shapiro
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Colonization and Miscegenation in The Merchant of Venice —Kim F. Hall
• Portia's Ring: Unruly Women and Structures of Exchange in The Merchant of Venice —Karen Newman
• Love in Venice—Catherine Belsey
• How to Read The Merchant of Venice without being Heterosexist—Alan Sinfield
• Historical Difference and Venetian Patriarchy—John Drakakis
• Transformations of Authenticity: The Merchant of Venice in Israel—Avraham Oz
• Index