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The Merchant of Venice: A Norton Critical Edition
William Shakespeare
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Description for The Merchant of Venice: A Norton Critical Edition
paperback. The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most beautiful plays and, conversely, his ugliest. Juxtaposed within the same conceptual frame are heavenly and musical harmonies, romantic love, materialism, and racism. Editor(s): Marcus, Leah S. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
This Norton Critical Edition has been carefully edited to make The Merchant of Venice, its surrounding history, and the history of its critical reception and rewritings accessible to readers. The text of this edition is based on the 1600 First Quarto, with light editing and substantial explanatory annotations by Leah S. Marcus.
"Sources and Contexts" largely focuses on the character of Shylock and the issue of anti-Semitism in the play. Materials included are diverse, and at times contradictory, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. Examples include seventeenth-century anti-Semitic literature, an essay from the same period defending ... Read more
This Norton Critical Edition has been carefully edited to make The Merchant of Venice, its surrounding history, and the history of its critical reception and rewritings accessible to readers. The text of this edition is based on the 1600 First Quarto, with light editing and substantial explanatory annotations by Leah S. Marcus.
"Sources and Contexts" largely focuses on the character of Shylock and the issue of anti-Semitism in the play. Materials included are diverse, and at times contradictory, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. Examples include seventeenth-century anti-Semitic literature, an essay from the same period defending ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
Series
Norton Critical Editions
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393925296
SKU
V9780393925296
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About William Shakespeare
Leah S. Marcus is Edwin Mims Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of Childhood and Cultural Despair, The Politics of Mirth, Puzzling Shakespeare, and Unediting the Renaissance. She has edited two volumes of the writings of Queen Elizabeth I (with Janel Mueller and Mary Beth Rose), a Norton Critical Edition of The Merchant of Venice, and an ... Read more
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