ヴェニスの商人 (新潮文庫) [文庫]

人肉裁判，筐選び，指輪の挿話などをたて糸とし，恋愛と友情，人情と金銭の価値の対照をよこ糸とし，全篇を巨人のごとく一貫するシャイロックの性格像．シェイクスピアの喜劇精神が最も円熟した1590年代の作． --このテキストは、 単行本 版に関連付けられています。

裕福な貴婦人ポーシャへの恋に悩む友人のため、貿易商アントニオはユダヤ人高利貸しのシャイロックから借金をしてしまう。担保は自身の肉1ポンド。商船が難破し全財産を失ったアントニオに、シャイロックはあくまでも証文どおりでの返済を迫るのだが…。 --このテキストは、 文庫 版に関連付けられています。

"Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?" Shylock's impassioned plea in the middle of The Merchant of Venice is one of its most dramatic moments. After the Holocaust, the play has become a battleground for those who argue that the play represents Shakespeare's ultimate statement against ignorance and anti-Semitism in favour of a liberal vision of tolerance and multiculturalism. Other critics have pointed out that the play is, after all, a comedy that ultimately pokes fun at a 16th-century Jew. In fact, the bare outline of the plot suggests that the play is far more complex than either of these characterisations. Bassanio, a feckless young Venetian, asks his wealthy friend, the merchant Antonio, for money to finance a trip to woo the beautiful Portia in Belmont. Reluctant to refuse his friend (to whom he professes intense love), Antonio borrows the money from the Jewish moneylender. If he reneges on the deal, Shylock jokingly demands a pound of his flesh. When all Antonio's ships are lost at sea, Shylock calls in his debt, and the love and laughter of the first scenes of the play threaten to give way to death and tragedy. The final climactic courtroom scene, complete with a cross-dressed Portia, a knife-wielding Shylock, and the debate on "the quality of mercy" is one of the great dramatic moments in Shakespeare. The controversial subject matter of the play ensures that it continues to repel, divide but also fascinate its many audiences. --Jerry Brotton --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。

This edition of The Merchant of Venice, based on a fresh examination of the early editions, includes an exceptionally lucid and accessible introduction which addresses Shakespeare's attitude toward Semitism and establishes the cultural, historical, and literary context in which Shakespeare wrote the play. An interesting range of production photographs and drawings of Renaissance merchants and Jews, and a survey of the play's stage history ranging from discussions of its early staging to important twentieth-century productions and performances outside England, particularly Israel, makes this an ideal edition for students, actors, and the general reader.
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This is one of Shakespeare's darkest comedies, for the romantic story of a young man, Bassanio, who has squandered his fortune and must borrow money to woo the wealthy lady he loves is set against the most disturbing story of the Jewish moneylender Shylock and his demand for the "pound of flesh" owed him by the Venetian merchant, Antonio, who has fallen into Shylock's debt. Here pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglement to display the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best.
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Although this play is a romantic comedy, as the story of a young merchant who cannot repay a debt to vindictive money lender, it has a very dark obstacle in the character of Shylock, one of the most vivid and memorable characters in Shakespeare's works.

The CliffsComplete The Merchant of Venice is a revised and expanded study edition. It contains Shakespeare's original play, a glossary, and expert commentary in a unique, 2-column format. To enhance your learning, notes and definitions appear directly opposite the line in which they occur, and a review section follows the play. This edition also introduces you to the life, works, and times of William Shakespeare.
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MARTIN COYLE is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Wales, Cardiff. --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。

シェイクスピア,ウィリアム
1564‐1616。イギリスの劇作家、詩人。若くして故郷を出、ロンドンで役者となった後、座付作者として活躍。『ハムレット』『オセロウ』『リア王』『マクベス』の四大悲劇など、37編の劇を残し、エリザベス時代を代表するばかりか、時代と国境を超えて、世界文学史上最大の作家の一人に数えられている

安西 徹雄
1933年生まれ。上智大学名誉教授。また、「演劇集団“円”」を拠点に、シェイクスピアをはじめ、多くの芝居の翻訳・上演にたずさわってきた(本データはこの書籍が刊行された当時に掲載されていたものです) --このテキストは、 文庫 版に関連付けられています。