MERCHANT OF VENICE (ARDEN SHAKESPEARE)

THE ARDEN SHAKESPEARE IS THE ESTABLISHED EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S WORK. JUSTLY CELEBRATED FOR ITS AUTHORITATIVE SCHOLARSHIP AND INVALUABLE COMMENTARY, ARDEN GUIDES YOU A RICHER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS.THIS EDITION OF THE MERCHANT OF VENICE PROVIDES, A CLEAR AND AUTHORITATIVE TEXT, DETAILED NOTES AND COMMENTARY ON THE SAME PAGE AS THE TEXT, A FULL INTRODUCTION DISCUSSING THE CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO THE PLAY AND APPENDICES PRESENTING SOURCES AND RELEVANT EXTRACTS.