The Merchant of Venice: a comedy; as it is acted at the theatres-royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden.
by Shakespeare, William
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London: Printed for J. Wenman, no. 144 Fleet-Street; and sold by all other booksellers in town and country, 1777.. Soft cover. Good. Octavo. 20pp. A4-B4, C2. In two columns. The same setting of type as the single-column format issued by Oxlade in 1777 (cataloged separately). Disbound. The frontispiece plate is entitled "Mr. Macklin in the character of Shylock" and was "Published by I. Wenman 1st June 1777". ESTC T39238. Theobald text. Possibly issued with The devil to pay by Charles Coffey (ESTC).
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An international team of scholars offers: • modernised, easily accessible texts • ample but unobtrusive academic guidance • attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history • informative illustrations, including reconstructions of early performances The Merchant of Venice has been performed more often than any other comedy by Shakespeare. This edition pays special attention to the expectations of its first audience, and to our modern experience of seeing and hearing the play
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- The Merchant of Venice: a comedy; as it is acted at the theatres-royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden.
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- Shakespeare, William
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- London: Printed for J. Wenman, no. 144 Fleet-Street; and sold by all other booksellers in town and country, 1777.
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