
Merchant of Venice
Edited by Jay L. Halio
William Shakespeare(Author)
Oxford Paperbacks (Publisher)
Published on 1. June 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-0-19-283424-9 (ISBN)
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Description
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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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Edition type
New edition
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halftones
halftones
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-283424-9 (9780192834249)
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