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Book SynopsisAn updatedversion ofTheMerchant of Venicethat speaks to our contemporary reckoning with racism and injustice. Elise Thoron's translation of Shakespeare's searingTheMerchant of Venicecuts straight to the heart of today's fraught issues of social justice and systemic racism. Thoron's clear, compelling contemporary verse translationretainsthe power of the original iambic pentameter while allowing readers and audiences to fullycomprehendand directly experience the brutal dilemmas of Shakespeare's Venice,whereprejudice and privilege reign unchallenged. As the author of three acclaimed music-theater works on the Jewishexperience andinformed by her work directingcross-culturalprojects in locations as different as Russia, Japan, Cuba, and New York City, Thoron brings to herMerchantanimmediacythat speaks directly to the present reckoning with race in America. This translation was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thir
Trade Review"This translation is easy to read, but retains the iambic pentameter and flow of an original Shakespeare. Overall, very well done." * Seattle Book Review *
