The merchant of Venice

By Richard Appignanesi

Subjects: Shylock (Fictional character), Cartoons and comics, Comic books, strips, Fiction, Graphic novels, Drama, Merchants, Adaptations, Jews, Manga, Moneylenders, Humor, form, comic strips & cartoons

Description: In sixteenth-century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead. Presented in comic book format.