by William Shakespeare · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192814548
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«The Merchant of Venice» is the play by William Shakespeare published by Oxford University Press in hardcover, with 256 pages and English text.
The merchant Antonio borrows from the Jewish usurer Shylock so his friend Bassanio can court Portia. As security, Shylock demands a pound of Antonio's flesh, and the confrontation leads to a trial where justice and mercy are set against each other. The play touches on revenge, religious intolerance, and the limits of the law.
Written around 1596-1598. 1994 edition edited by Jay L. Halio in the Oxford World's Classics series; the introduction addresses Shakespeare's attitude towards antisemitism.
Intended for secondary school students, actors, and readers interested in English literature.
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.
