{"product_id":"the-merchant-of-venice-3","title":"The Merchant of Venice","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48667378942207,"sku":"*R0124350*","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5142163482843.jpg?v=1781289313","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-merchant-of-venice-3","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}