{"product_id":"merchant-of-venice-4","title":"Merchant Of Venice","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eShylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. In his intensity he can dominate\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ethe play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough \u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ethe operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317213602174,"sku":"NW9781840224313","price":6.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781840224313.jpg?v=1778655231","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/merchant-of-venice-4","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}