The Merchant of Venice

An international team of scholars • modernised, easily accessible texts • ample but unobtrusive academic guidance • attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history • informative illustrations, including reconstructions of early performances The Merchant of Venice has been performed more often than any other comedy by Shakespeare. This edition pays special attention to the expectations of its first audience, and to our modern experience of seeing and hearing the play.

Author: M M Mahood

Publisher: Cambridge 

Released Date: 1987

ISBN: 9780521293716