{"product_id":"shylock-the-merchant-of-venice-alfred-de-vigny-9781434402004","title":"Shylock, the Merchant of Venice: A Play in Three Acts","description":"As with many of his French contemporaries, Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863) enjoyed the challenge of reworking William Shakespeare's classic plays for a modern audience. \"Shylock\" (1830) eliminates many of the comic elements of the master's original and focuses on the darker themes of racial prejudice and the relationship between Jew and gentile. The result is another stunning resurrection and reinterpretation of a dramatic masterwork. \u003cp\u003e Translated for the very first time into English  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Since retiring from the legal profession, FRANK J. MORLOCK has translated over a hundred plays from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century French originals, and has also penned a number of original dramas of his own. In 2006 he was honored with an award from the North American Jules Verne Society. He lives and works in Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred De Vigny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1434402002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781434402004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Borgo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alfred De Vigny","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571073405183,"sku":"9781434402004","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9dca5b25-6c6b-4435-8900-77e7b3ad5af7.jpg?v=1738807166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shylock-the-merchant-of-venice-alfred-de-vigny-9781434402004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}