The merchant of Venice, a play
Type
Label
The merchant of Venice, a play
Language
eng
resource.accompanyingMatter
technical information on music
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
The merchant of Venice
Medium
electronic resource
Sub title
a play
Summary
Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out. This edition of ' The Merchant of Venice' is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's work. Read in English, unabridged
Target audience
adult
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Classification
Creator
Genre
Subject
- Graphic novels
- Venice (Italy) -- Fiction
- Venice (Italy) -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Jews -- Italy -- Fiction
- Trials
- Man-woman relationships
- Love -- Fiction
- Comic books, strips, etc -- United States
- Moneylenders -- Fiction
- Shylock (Fictitious character)
- Cartoons and comics
- Jews -- Italy -- Venice
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations
- Moneylenders -- Italy -- Venice
Content
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor2
- Creator1
- Genre1
- Subject14
- Graphic novels
- Venice (Italy) -- Fiction
- Venice (Italy) -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Jews -- Italy -- Fiction
- Trials
- Man-woman relationships
- Love -- Fiction
- Comic books, strips, etc -- United States
- Moneylenders -- Fiction
- Shylock (Fictitious character)
- Cartoons and comics
- Jews -- Italy -- Venice
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations
- Moneylenders -- Italy -- Venice
- Content1