The Merchant

by Arnold Wesker, Jenny Stevens (Series Editor), Glenda Leeming (Editor)

The original version of Wesker's imaginiative reworking of
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. With notes and commentary by
Glenda Leeming.

Genres: Plays, Drama, Classics, Theatre

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Sir Arnold Wesker is a British dramatist known for his contributions to world drama. He is the author of 50 plays, 4 volumes of short stories, 2 volumes of essays, a book on journalism, a children's book, extensive journalism, poetry and other assorted writings. His plays have been translated into 17 languages and performed worldwide.

Reviews

[Jessica Tvordi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating revision of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. My students loved it and we all agree that it would be amazing if USF staged a production of this concurrent with Shakespeare's play with the same actors in the roles of Shylock and Antonio.

[Michael P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

My co-teacher is presenting this in our class on Monday so I do not feel it is right to say much here.