Understanding The Merchant of Venice: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents

by Jay L. Halio

Book Overview

The Merchant of Venice, even in its own time, was considered Shakespeare's most controversial play. Now, one of the most popularly read and performed works, the play raises even more important issues for our day, particularly anti-Semitism and the treatment of Jews. Shakespeare scholar Jay Halio brings together his fascinating literary insights and his considerable knowledge of Shakespeare's world to this student casebook. His analysis of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313310114
• ISBN13: 9780313310119
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"