{"product_id":"the-merchant-of-venice","title":"The Merchant of Venice (Wordsworth Classics) by William Shakespeare","description":"\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e 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. In his intensity he can dominate the play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough \u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposes the operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marble City Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46272270827706,"sku":"9781840224313","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_40ad28aa-04a2-42e9-9395-7c7d48ad5372.jpg?v=1785868519","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-merchant-of-venice","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}