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The Merchant of Venice

By William Shakespeare (editor); Burton Raffel (editor); Harold Bloom (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780300138252
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
481 kB (492053 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
208\203
Time added
2023-05-30 03:34:04

Description

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). contents about this book introduction some essentials of the shakespearean stage The Merchant of Venice an essay by harold bloom further reading finding list

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