{"product_id":"merchant-of-venice-william-shakespeare-9781840224313","title":"Merchant of Venice","description":"Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.\nThe 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.\nThe Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial.\nThe text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature.\nShylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. In his intensity he can dominate\nthe play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama.\nThough The Merchant of Venice offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposes\nthe operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.","brand":"Wordsworth Editions Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49481788195104,"sku":"9781840224313","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781840224313.jpg?v=1785179956","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/merchant-of-venice-william-shakespeare-9781840224313","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}