The merchant of Venice

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Title:

Author:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

ISBN:

9780198321521

Personal Author:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Edition:

3rd rev. ed.

Publication Information:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 122 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Series:

Oxford school Shakespeare

Plays (Oxford University Press)

Abstract:

Critical commentary accompanies the story of Antonio, who risks his life to borrow money from his enemy, Shylock, and is saved by Portia, an heiress posing as a lawyer.

Subject Term:

Jews -- Italy -- Drama.

Moneylenders -- Drama.

Jews. (OCoLC)fst00983135

Moneylenders. (OCoLC)fst01025356

Geographic Term:

Venice (Italy) -- Drama.

Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565

Italy -- Venice. (OCoLC)fst01204473

Added Author:

Gill, Roma.

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Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. In this edition of The Merchant of Venice, illustrations have been extended and updated; the preliminary notes have been expanded; reading lists have been updated, and include websites; and the classroom notes have been brought in line with recent practice. The Merchant of Venice is a set text for 11-14 year olds in England and remains one of the most accessible and popular of Shakespeare's plays for secondary students the world over.

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