This new edition of Shakespeare's bittersweet comedy of courtship and ethnic tension includes new interviews with leading directors and actors (Darko Tresnjak, David Thacker, Antony Sher and Henry Goodman), looks at specific productions in the play's history, and features a new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. INDICE: Introduction - About the Text - Key Facts - The Merchant of Venice- Textual Notes - Scene-by-scene Analysis - The Merchant of Venice in Performance: the RSC and Beyond - Four Centuries of The Merchant: An Overview - At the RSC - The Director's Cut: interviews with David Thacker and Darko Tresjnak -Playing Shylock: interviews with Antony Sher and Henry Goodman - Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre - Shakespeare's Works: a Chronology - Further Reading and Viewing - References - Acknowledgements and Picture Credits -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24386-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 03/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés