The merchant of venice the new cambridge shakespeare updated edition edition by william shakespeare author mm mahood editor tom lockwood introduction 0 more. The merchant of venice has been performed more often than any other comedy by shakespeare molly mahood pays special attention to the expectations of the plays first audience and to our modern experience of seeing and hearing the play. This second edition of the merchant of venice retains the text and introduction prepared by m m mahood and features a new introductory section by charles edelman where mahood focuses in her introduction on the expectations of the plays first audience and on our modern experience of seeing and hearing the drama performed edelman explores . Amazoncom prime bn member books a million club ecampus member indigoca irewards fyecom member filters the merchant of venice the new cambridge shakespeare updated edition by william shakespeare edited by m m mahood m m mahood editor . The merchant of venice the new cambridge shakespeare published april 28th 2003 by cambridge university press kindle edition 216 pages