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Autor: Shakespeare, William
Editorial: Wordsworth
Lenguaje: Inglés Internacional
ISBN13: 9781840224313
Reseña: Edited introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts M.A. Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of English University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeares works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeares 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. Though The Merchant of Venice offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy it also exposes the operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.
