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The Merchant of Venice
by Shakespeare, William
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dj
- ISBN 10
- 0140620826
- ISBN 13
- 9780140620825
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Books, 1994, 1994. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Dj. Mass market paperback, near fine in blue pictorial wraps. Penguin Popular Classics. Unmarked. 121 pp. including glossary. 14 pages giving biography of Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater. A play in which a merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599.
Synopsis
An international team of scholars offers: • modernised, easily accessible texts • ample but unobtrusive academic guidance • attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history • informative illustrations, including reconstructions of early performances The Merchant of Venice has been performed more often than any other comedy by Shakespeare. This edition pays special attention to the expectations of its first audience, and to our modern experience of seeing and hearing the play
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81739
- Title
- The Merchant of Venice
- Author
- Shakespeare, William
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140620826
- ISBN 13
- 9780140620825
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, 1994
- Place of Publication
- Usa
- Date Published
- 1994
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