venice (italy)

Valentina DeLuca, designer and dressmaker of couture knock-off gowns, is getting married in Venice, Italy, to the man she has loved since he rescued her at the age of ten, but while in Italy and visiting all of the sites, Valentina begins to re-examine her life.

Presents the text of the play, accompanied by explanatory notes, an introduction to Shakespeare's life and theater, and critical essays from the past and present.

When an African immigrant is killed shortly before Christmas, Commissario Guido Brunetti is called in to investigate, and soon realizes a serial killer is targeting the city's immigrant peddlers.

A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.

An introduction to the life and work of the sixteenth-century Italian artist Titian Vecellio, who is best known for his realistic oil portraits.

Presents an annotated edition of Shakespeare's dark comedy about young lovers and a Jewish money lender who demands a pound of flesh in payment for a debt.

Presents the text of the play, accompanied by explanatory notes and an introduction to Shakespeare's life and theater.

Sixteen-year-old Jessica, who longs to be free of the restrictions of her father and life in the Jewish ghetto of sixteen-century Venice, falls in love with a Christian aristocrat and must make choices which will affect her whole family. Inspired by Shakespeare's play The merchant of Venice.

Presents the text of the play, accompanied by explanatory notes, an introduction to Shakespeare's life and theater, and a look at how the play has been staged.