TY - BOOK AU - SHAKESPEARE,WILLIAM TI - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE T2 - ALEXANDER SHAKESPEARE SN - 0003252515 PY - 1977/// CY - LONDON AND GLASGOW, ENGLAND PB - COLLIN"S CLEAR-TYPE PRESS KW - A PLAY KW - LITERATURA KW - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE KW - THEATRE N1 - - En portada: Edited by M.Etherington; - Prefatory Note. - General Introductory Notes The Theatre in Shakespeare's Day. Shakespeare's Life and Times. Money in Shakespeare's Day. - Introduction to the Play. - Text of the Play and Notes. - Summing up. - Theme Index. - Further Reading. N2 - "This series of Shakespeare's plays uses the full Alexander text which is recommended by many Examining Boards. By keeping in mind the fact that the language has changed considerably in four hundred years, as have customs, jokes, and stage conventions, the editors have aimed at helping the modern reader - whether English is his mother tongue or not - to grasp the full significance of these plays." ER -