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The Merchant of Venice: The Oxford Shakespeare - Shakespeare, William, and Halio, Jay L. (Editor)
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What was Shakespeare's attitude to Semitism? The Introduction to this edition of The Merchant of Venice opens by addressing this vital issue raised by the play, and goes on to study the sources, background, and date, includuing a discussion of Sigmund Freud's essay on 'The Three Caskets'. Professor Halio interprets the play's contradictions, inconsistencies, and complementarities, especially as these relate to the overarching theme of bonds and bondage. A survey of the play's stage history ranges from discussions of its ...

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The Merchant of Venice: The Oxford Shakespeare 2008, Oxford University Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780199535859

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