TY - BOOK AU - Shakespeare,William AU - Halio,Jay L. TI - The merchant of Venice T2 - Oxford Shakespeare SN - 9780199535859 (pbk.) AV - PR2825.A2 S527 2008 U1 - 822.3/3 22 PY - 2008///] CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Jews KW - Italy KW - Drama KW - Moneylenders KW - Venice (Italy) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The story of Antonio, the merchant of Venice, who borrows money from Jewish moneylender Shylock and the disguised Portia, Antonio's love, who defends Antonio in court when Shylock demands "his pound of flesh" for failure to repay the loan with interest ER -