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Jay L Halio (Editor) What was Shakespeare's attitude to Semitism? The Introduction to this edition of The Merchant of Venice opens by addressing this issue, and goes on to study the sources, background, and date of the play. Jay L Halio also interprets the play's contradictions and inconsistencies 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 early staging to important twentieth-century productions and performances outside England, particularly in Israel. The text is presented with modernised spelling and punctuation. and is an ideal edition for students, actors, and the general reader Publisher: Oxford University Press Paperback ISBN 9780199535859
