The Merchant of Venice: With Contemporary Criticism (Ignatius Critical Editions) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1586173200 ISBN 13: 9781586173203

Verlag: IGNATIUS PR, 2009

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Reseña del editor:

The Merchant of Venice is probably the most controversial of all Shakespeare's plays. It is also one of the least understood. Is it a comedy or a tragedy? What is the meaning behind the test of the caskets? Who is the real villain of the trial scene? Is Shylock simply vicious and venomous, or is he more sinned against than sinning? Can the play be described as anti-semitic? What exactly is the quality of mercy? Is Portia one of the great Christian heroines of western literature? And what of the comedy of the rings with which Shakespeare ends the play? These questions and many others are answered in this critical edition of one of the Bard's liveliest plays.

Biografía del autor:

Popularly known as the 'Bard of Avon', English playwright, poet, and actor William Shakespeare was baptised on 26 April 1564. Not much is known about his date of birth or his formal education. Born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, he moved to London at age 21, where he wrote and acted in plays like Hamlet and As You Like It for the theatre group 'The King's Men'. Shakespeare, who died on 23 April 1616, gave the English language its most beautiful figures of speech, allegories, and images.

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• Verlag: IGNATIUS PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1586173200
• ISBN 13: 9781586173203
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 252