The Merchant of Venice
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The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
For this updated edition of one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, Tom Lockwood has added a new introductory section on the latest scholarly trends, performance and adaptation practices which have occurred over the last two decades. Investigating the latest critical frames through which the play has been interpreted, the updated introduction also focuses on recent international performances on stage and screen (including Al Pacino's performances on film and in Daniel Sullivan's production in New York, the Habima National Theatre's production for the Globe to Globe Festival, Jonathan Munby's touring production for the Globe performed in London, New York and Venice, and Rupert Goold's production for the Royal Shakespeare Company). Finally, new forms of adaptation are considered: a performance transposed to the different generic mode of a New York auction room, and the remaking of the play in Howard Jacobson's 2016 novel, Shylock Is my Name.
M. M. Mahood was Professor of English Literature at the University of Kent. Tom Lockwood is Reader in English Literature at the University of Birmingham.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781316506646 |
| ISBN 10 | 1316506649 |
| Title | The Merchant of Venice |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Series | The New Cambridge Shakespeare |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2018-04-19 |
| Number of pages | 218 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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