William Shakespeare’s The Merchant Of Venice

The present book aims at making Shakespeare`s The Merchant Of Venice more comprehensible to the common reader. Beginning with the life and works of Shakespeare, the book provides a scene-wise critical summary of the play so that, as the reader casts his eyes over them, he becomes familiar with the common critical views about the individual scenes themselves. A brief analysis according to classical Sanskrit dramaturgy has also been included.
About Author :
Ratri Ray is a retired University Professor and Head of the Deptt. of English, Patna University. As a student she had a unique career, for she had been awarded three gold medals for her B.A results and two more for her M.A results. She obtained her PhD degree in 1981, her field of work being the little-known 19th century poet, T.L Beddoes. Later, after two decades of extensive and intensive studies, she obtained the D.Litt degree, the field this time begin the comparative study of two mystical poets.
Contents :
General Preface Introduction Life And Works The Story Outline Scene-Wise Critical Analysis The Major Themes Art Of Characterization The Major Characters ---etc