{"product_id":"the-merchant-of-venice-william-shakespeare","title":"The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The 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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial. The text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature. Shylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his intensity he can dominatethe play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama. Though The Merchant of Venice offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposesthe operations of prejudice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback - New \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Foster's Little Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56378707870076,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/9426\/6296\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_72248313-812b-485f-8b9d-656109b128c0.jpg?v=1771416873","url":"https:\/\/fosterslittlebookshop.com\/products\/the-merchant-of-venice-william-shakespeare","provider":"Foster's Little Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}