A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

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S. P. Cerasano
Psychology Press, 2004 - Počet stran: 211

With Shylock's pound of flesh and Portia's golden ring, The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most controversial, disturbing and unforgettable plays.
Combining accessible commentary with a range of reprinted materials, S. P. Cerasano:
*explores the contexts of the play, including early modern images of Venice, the commercialism of the play, Shakespeare's theatre and London, and images of Jewishness
*samples modern criticism of Shakespeare's Merchant, grouped into sections on The Economic Framework, Choosing and Risking, and Shylock and Other Strangers
*offers an invaluable discussion of the play in performance, considering crucial staging issues and changing interpretations of the roles of Portia and Shylock
*closely examines key passages of the work, providing both commentary and extensively annotated sections of play text
*prepares readers for additional study of the play with a useful guide to further reading.
Assuming no prior knowledge of the play, this sourcebook is the essential guide to one of the most haunting works of English drama.

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Key Passages
3
Mercantile Culture
12
Historical Contexts
27
Merchants Capitalism and the Controversy over Usury
38
Virtuous Women and Learned Ladies
46
Critical History
55
Early Critical Reception
64
From George Colman Prose on Several Occasions 1787
70
From Harley GranvilleBarker Prefaces to Shakespeare 1948
76
Choosing and Risking
88
The Work in Performance
97
The Debate about Portia
119
Staging Issues
126
Introduction
133
Recommended Editions
199
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S. P. Cerasano is the Edgar W. B. Fairchild Professor of Literature at Colgate University, Hamilton NY

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NázevA Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Routledge guides to literature
Routledge literary sourcebooks
RedaktorS. P. Cerasano
Vydáníilustrované vydání, anotace
VydavatelPsychology Press, 2004
ISBN0415240522, 9780415240529
DélkaPočet stran: 211
  
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