"The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice First Edition, 1 William Shakespeare, Burton Raffel, Harold Bloom

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Series:: The Annotated Shakespeare
Format:: Paperback
Publication date:: 31 Oct 2006
ISBN:: 9780300115642
Imprint:: Yale University Press
Dimensions:: 208 pages: 197 x 127 x 13mm
Illustrations:: 0
Sales territories:: World

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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).

Burton Raffel is Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities Emeritus and professor of English emeritus, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His most recent of many edited and translated publications is Das Nibelungenlied, published by Yale University Press. He lives in Lafayette. Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University, is the author of many books, including The Western Canon, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, and Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine.

"The latest in Yale?s ?Annotated Shakespeare? series are two of the old boy?s greatest hits. Besides the scholarly texts, these include lists of suggested further reading, essays, and more. Fab for the price."?Library Journal

The Annotated Shakespeare Series received rating of "Outstanding" from 2007 University Press Books Committee