The merchant of Venice
By: edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom ; volume editor, Neil Heims.
Contributors: Bloom, Harold.; Heims, Neil.
Series: Bloom's Shakespeare through the ages
Publisher: Bloom's Literary Criticism; Blooms Literary Criticism
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780791095768
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616; Shylock (Fictitious character); Jews in literature
Description: Several themes are presented within the framework of a traditional comedy that calls for the triumph of young lovers over their unromantic elders. Contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries on "The Merchant of Venice", as well as a biography of Shakespeare.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251) and index.