Book
The merchant of Venice / by William Shakespeare ; edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781439191163
- Physical Description: liv, 247 p. : ill.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010, c1992.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Folger Shakespeare Library". "An updated edition with detailed notes from the world's leading center for Shakespeare studies". |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Merchant of Venice. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 822.33 P3-M | 31681002173342 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | 822.33 Sha 2010 | 31681002550952 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Simon and Schuster
In The Merchant of Venice, the path to marriage is hazardous. To win Portia, Bassanio must pass a test prescribed by her fatherâs 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 âdroppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.â
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:
-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
-Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
-Scene-by-scene plot summaries
-A key to the playâs famous lines and phrases
-An introduction to reading Shakespeareâs language
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Libraryâs vast holdings of rare books
-An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading
Essay by Alexander Leggatt
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