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In so doing, it offers fresh readings of the penitential economies of canonical plays including Dr. Faustus, The Revenger’s Tragedy, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello; considers the doctrinal and generic importance of lesser-known plays including Enough Is as Good as a Feast and Love’s Pilgrimage; and opens new avenues into the study of literature and repentance in early modern England.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50360700338449,"sku":"CIN0801452740G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0801452740.jpg?v=1761388955"},{"product_id":"oxford-handbook-of-shakespearean-comedy-book-heather-hirschfeld-9780198727682","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Shakespearean Comedy","description":"The Oxford Handbook of Shakespearean Comedy offers critical and contemporary resources for studying Shakespeare's comic enterprises. 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