This Norton Critical Edition includes: - The 1633 quarto (Q) text-the only authoritative version-with modernised spelling and silent alteration of obvious errors, of confusing punctuation and of word-form changes. A Textual Notes section follows the play. - Editorial matter by Lloyd Kermode. - Six illustrations and one map. - An unusually rich selection of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century contexts, thematically organised to promote classroom discussion. Topics include Theater and Marlowe, Machiavelli and Mediterranean Identities and Ideas of the Jew. - Twenty-seven critical interpretations spanning three centuries and including seven considerations of The Jew of Malta in performance. - A chronology and a selected bibliography. About the Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.