The Merchant of Venice
Published on 10. September 1987
Book
Hardback
205 pages
978-0-521-22156-6 (ISBN)
Description
An international team of scholars offers: * modernised, easily accessible texts * ample but unobtrusive academic guidance * attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history * informative illustrations, including reconstructions of early performances The Merchant of Venice has been performed more often than any other comedy by Shakespeare. This edition pays special attention to the expectations of its first audience, and to our modern experience of seeing and hearing the play.
Reviews / Votes
'The introduction and commentary reveal an author with a lively awareness of the importance of perceiving the play as a theatrical document, one which comes to life, which is completed only in performance ...' The Review of English StudiesMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 Tables, unspecified; 14 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-22156-6 (9780521221566)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
04/2003
2nd Edition
Cambridge University Press
€61.99
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Content
List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction; Notes on the text; List of characters; The play; Textual analysis; Appendixes; Reading list.