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Genre/Form: | Comedy plays Drama |
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Named Person: | Shylock, (Fictitious character); Shylock, (Fictitious character) |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
William Shakespeare; Burton Raffel; Harold Bloom |
ISBN: | 0300115644 9780300115642 |
OCLC Number: | 64335876 |
Description: | xxxvi, 167 pages ; 20 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction -- Some essentials of the Shakespearean stage -- The Merchant of Venice -- An essay by Harold Bloom -- Further reading -- Finding list. |
Responsibility: | William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction, by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom. |
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Abstract:
Presents a comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, in which Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia, but lacks the funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible, and Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh.
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