{"product_id":"shylock-must-die","title":"Shylock Must Die","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince his first public appearance in the late   1590s, Shylock has been synonymous with antisemitism. Many of his bon mots   remain common currency among Jew-haters; among them \"3000 ducats\"   and the immortal \"pound of flesh\". But Shakespeare, being   Shakespeare, was incapable of inventing anyone so uninteresting; instead he   affords Shylock such ambiguity that some of his other lines have become   keynotes for believers in shared humanity and tolerance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing Shakespeare's example these stories -   all inspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVenice\u003c\/i\u003e - range from the comic to the   melancholic. Many pivot on significant productions of the play: Stockholm in   1944, London in 2012, and Venice in 2016. Some are concerned with domestic matters, others with the political, including one - more outrageous than the   others - that links Shylock via Israel with the American presidency; most   combine both. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunning through these linked stories - of which   there are seven, like the ages of man - is the cycle of family life, with all   its comedy and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786527010995,"sku":"9781905559947","price":719.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477291719781905559947.jpg?v=1762803430","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/shylock-must-die","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}