Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. The Merchant of Venice is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites) and classroom notes.
This title is suitable for all exam boards and for the most recent GCSE specifications.
By:
William Shakespeare
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 9mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9780198328674
ISBN 10: 0198328672
Series: Oxford School Shakespeare
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 12 April 2010
Recommended Age: From 13 to 17 years
Audience:
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction - About the Play - Leading Characters in the Play - Synopsis - Shylock - Shakespeare's Verse - Source, Text, and Date Characters in the Play - The Merchant of Venice - The Merchant of Venice: the Source William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616 Approximate Dates of Composition of Shakespeare's Work Exploring The Merchant of Venice in the Classroom - Ways into the Play - Setting the Scene - Keeping Track of the Action - Characters - Themes - Shakespeare's Language - Exploring with Drama - Writing about The Merchant of Venice Further Reading and Rescources
