{"product_id":"wc-merchant-of-venice","title":"William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Wordsworth Classics) [2000] paperback","description":"\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\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003eThe text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature.\u003cbr\u003eShylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. In his intensity he can dominate\u003cbr\u003ethe play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama.\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003ethe operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.","brand":"Shakespeare, William \u0026 Watts, Professor Cedric, M.A. Ph.D. (Eme \u0026 Carabine, Dr Keith (University Of Kent A","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47170404090195,"sku":"XG81840224313","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49276311994707,"sku":"XV81840224313","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":44095993151778,"sku":"9781840224313","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/shakespeare-william-watts-professor-cedric-m-a-ph-d-eme-carabine-dr-keith-university-of-kent-a-william-shakespeare-the-merchant-of-venice-wordsworth-classics-2000-paperback-58499722969427.jpg?v=1726412345","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/wc-merchant-of-venice","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}