The Merchant of Venice (Paperback or Softback)

Shakespeare, William

ISBN 10: 019953585X / ISBN 13: 9780199535859

Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA 6/1/2008, 2008

The Merchant of Venice. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers BBS-9780199535859

Inhaltsangabe:

What was Shakespeare's attitude to Semitism? The Introduction to this edition of The Merchant of Venice opens by addressing this vital issue raised by the play, and goes on to study the sources, background, and date, includuing a discussion of Sigmund Freud's essay on 'The Three Caskets'.

Professor Halio interprets the play's contradictions, inconsistencies, and complementarities, especially as these relate to the overarching theme of bonds and bondage. A survey of the play's stage history ranges from discussions of its early staging to important twentieth-century productions and performances outside England, particularly in Israel.

The text, based on a fresh examination of the early editions, is presented in modernized spelling and punctuation. Unfailingly lucid and helpful, this is an ideal edition for students, actors, and the general reader.
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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jay L. Halio is Professor of English, University of Delaware

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Merchant of Venice (Paperback or ...
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA 6/1/2008
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: Paperback or Softback
Zustand: New
Art des Buches: Book