
The Merchant of Venice: Language and Writing
Douglas M. Lanier(Author)
The Arden Shakespeare (Publisher)
Published on 13. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-4725-7148-9 (ISBN)
Description
Arden Student Skills: Language and Writing volumes offer a new type of study aid that combines lively critical insight with practical guidance on the writing skills you need to develop in order to engage fully with Shakespeare's texts. The books' core focus is on language: both understanding and enjoying Shakespeare's complex dramatic language, and expanding your own critical vocabulary, as you respond to his plays. Each guide in the series will empower you to read and write about Shakespeare with increased confidence and enthusiasm.
A notoriously disturbing play, The Merchant of Venice explores how the discourses of racial and religious prejudice and of business intertwine and shape how characters understand themselves and their relationships with one another. The intersections between religious, racial and economic language in The Merchant of Venice can be challenging to grasp, but in this guide Douglas Lanier showcases a range of approaches to understanding its language, all based on close reading and attention to Shakespeare's style. The volume will equip you to analyze Shakespeare's troubling portrayal of anti-Semitism for yourself and to articulate your views on The Merchant of Venice with greater insight and confidence.
A notoriously disturbing play, The Merchant of Venice explores how the discourses of racial and religious prejudice and of business intertwine and shape how characters understand themselves and their relationships with one another. The intersections between religious, racial and economic language in The Merchant of Venice can be challenging to grasp, but in this guide Douglas Lanier showcases a range of approaches to understanding its language, all based on close reading and attention to Shakespeare's style. The volume will equip you to analyze Shakespeare's troubling portrayal of anti-Semitism for yourself and to articulate your views on The Merchant of Venice with greater insight and confidence.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
280 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-7148-9 (9781472571489)
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Douglas M. Lanier
The Merchant of Venice: Language and Writing
E-Book
06/2019
1st Edition
The Arden Shakespeare
€21.99
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Douglas M. Lanier
The Merchant of Venice: Language and Writing
E-Book
06/2019
1st Edition
The Arden Shakespeare
€21.99
Available for download
Person
Douglas M Lanier teaches at the University of New Hampshire, USA
Content
Introduction
I. Language in Print
II. Language: Forms and Uses
III. Language in Time
IV. Writing and Language Skills
Further Reading
I. Language in Print
II. Language: Forms and Uses
III. Language in Time
IV. Writing and Language Skills
Further Reading