{"product_id":"9781840224313","title":"The Merchant of Venice","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Shakespeare, William, Watts, Professor Cedric, M.A. Ph.D. (Emeritus Professor of English, University \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eShakespeare plays\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 October 2000 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Wordsworth Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 24 | 90g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. In his intensity he can dominatethe play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough The Merchant of Venice offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposesthe operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39946719822011,"sku":"9781840224313","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781840224313.jpg?v=1713555591","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9781840224313","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}