{"product_id":"the-merchant-of-venice-paperback","title":"The Merchant of Venice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBurton Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible--and by the terms of the loan agreement, Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh. Portia cleverly intervenes, and all ends well (except of course for Shylock).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurton Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities Emeritus and professor of English emeritus, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His most recent of many edited and translated publications is \u003ci\u003eDas Nibelungenlied\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Yale University Press. He lives in Lafayette. \u003cb\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e, Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University, is the author of many books, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eincluding\u003ci\u003e The Western Canon, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.76 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754145677600,"sku":"9780300115642","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/57f717be7358d29ac3d9402fa7b0316e.webp?v=1780034405","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-merchant-of-venice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}