Merchant of Venice (2010 edition): Oxford School Shakespeare (Oxford School Shakespeare Series) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198328672 ISBN 13: 9780198328674

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This edition of The Merchant of Venice is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites) and classroom notes, allowing students to master Shakespeare's work.

About the Series:
Newly redesigned and easier to read, each play in the Oxford School Shakespeare series includes the complete and unabridged text, detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters. Also included is a wide range of questions and activities for work in class, together with the historical background to Shakespeare's England, a brief biography of Shakespeare, and a complete list of his plays.

About this title

About the Author:

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, as well as one of the greatest in Western literature, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0198328672
• ISBN 13: 9780198328674
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160