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The Merchant of Venice: A Critical Reader

Edited by Sarah Hatchuel, Edited by Dr Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin, Series edited by Dr Andrew Hiscock, Series edited by Professor Lisa Hopkins

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Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Essays from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making the books ideal companions for study and research. Key features include: - Essays on the playâ€™s critical and performance history - A keynote essay on current research and thinking about the play - A selection of new essays by leading scholars A survey of resources to direct studentsâ€™ further reading about the play in print and online Shakespeareâ€™s The Merchant of Venice has often been labelled a â€˜problem playâ€™, and throughout the ages it has been an object of both fascination and repulsion. Without neglecting the socio-political and religious issues that are at the heart of the play, this collection of critical essays invites readers to rediscover the variety of approaches that this multifaceted work calls for, exploring its gender aspects, its rich mythological background, its legal matters and the ways in which it has been adapted to the screen. Essays consider the play in relation to its sources, genre and religion, historical and socio-political context and its critical reception and performance history.