The Oxford Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice - Brossura

Shakespeare, William

Brossura

ISBN 10: 019283424X ISBN 13: 9780192834249

Casa editrice: Oxford Paperbacks, 1998

Riassunto

What was Shakespeare's attitude to Semitism? The Introduction to this edition of The Merchant of Venice opens by addressing this vital issue raised by the play, and goes on to study the sources, background, and date, includuing a discussion of Sigmund Freud's essay on 'The Three Caskets'. Professor Halio interprets the play's contradictions, inconsistencies, and complementarities, especially as these relate to the overarching theme of bonds and bondage. A survey of the play's stage history ranges from discussions of its early staging to important twentieth-century productions and performances outside England, particularly in Israel. The text, based on a fresh examination of the early editions, is presented in modernized spelling and punctuation. Unfailingly lucid and helpful, this is an ideal edition for students, actors, and the general reader.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jay L. Halio is Professor of English at the University of Delaware.

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Book by Shakespeare William

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Oxford Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 019283424X
• ISBN 13: 9780192834249
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Redattore: Halio Jay L.