A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's The Merchant of VeniceS. P. Cerasano Psychology Press, 2004 - 211 σελίδες 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 dram |
Περιεχόμενα
Key Passages | 3 |
Mercantile Culture | 12 |
Historical Contexts | 27 |
Merchants Capitalism and the Controversy over Usury | 38 |
From Francis Bacon Of Usury 1625 | 44 |
Critical History | 55 |
Early Critical Reception | 64 |
7 | 66 |
Choosing and Risking | 88 |
12 | 93 |
The Work in Performance | 97 |
19 | 106 |
The Debate about Portia | 119 |
Staging Issues | 126 |
Introduction | 133 |
Recommended Editions | 199 |
From George Colman Prose on Several Occasions 1787 | 70 |
From Harley GranvilleBarker Prefaces to Shakespeare 1948 | 76 |
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