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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451704003321

Autore

Shakespeare William <1564-1616.>

Titolo

The merchant of Venice [[electronic resource] /] / William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction, by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-281-72894-2

9786611728946

0-300-13825-3

Edizione

[1]

Descrizione fisica

xxxvi, 167 p

Collana

The annotated Shakespeare

Altri autori (Persone)

BloomHarold

RaffelBurton

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

Jews - Italy

Moneylenders

Electronic books.

Venice (Italy) Drama

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-164).

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- contents -- about this book -- introduction -- some essentials of the Shakespearean stage -- The Merchant of Venice -- an essay by Harold Bloom -- further reading -- finding list

Sommario/riassunto

In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible-and by the terms of the loan agreement, Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh. Portia cleverly intervenes, and all ends well (except of course for Shylock).