The Merchant of Venice (Norton Critical Editions)

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Description: 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. 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 ... (more)

Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Release date: 19 December 2005
ISBN-10 : 0393925293 | ISBN-13: 9780393925296

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