by William Shakespeare · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192834249
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«The Merchant of Venice» is the play by William Shakespeare, published by Oxford University Press in paperback (256 pages, in English).
To help his friend Bassanio court Portia, the merchant Antonio signs a loan with Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. The play mixes comedy and drama: the choice of suitors, the pressure of debt and a famous trial put justice and mercy in tension. The play also reflects the Elizabethan debate on antisemitism.
It belongs to the series The Oxford Shakespeare, within the collection Oxford World's Classics. 1998 edition, with an introduction by Jay L. Halio and a review of the play's stage history.
Aimed at literature students, actors and general readers who want an edition of Shakespeare with introduction and historical context.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 3 long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
