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Provides a collection of critical essays on William Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Evans, Robert C., 1955- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ipswich, Massachusetts : Amenia, New York : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Grey House Publishing, [2023].
Series:Critical insights.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Merchant of Venice.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Table of Contents:
  • About This Volume
  • Leverage, Risk, and Fragility in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
  • Biography of William Shakespeare
  • Critical Contexts
  • The Merchant of Venice and "The Merchant of Emden": Ballads, Theatergrams, and Deloney
  • Recent Criticism of The Merchant of Venice: An Overview
  • The Merchant of Venice: How to Make Sense When a Play Contains Too Many Causes and Too Many Meanings
  • Odd Patterns of Self-Addressed Speeches in The Merchant of Venice: An Empirical Investigation
  • Critical Readings
  • Contexts of Shylock's Contentment
  • "The first boy for a thousand ducats": Commonwealth and the Antisocial Family in The Merchant of Venice
  • Shylock's Use of Repetition in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
  • "Hath not a Jew eyes?" on Film and Stage
  • Opening Drawings in Some Early Illustrated Editions of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
  • Illustrations of the "Trial Scene" from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
  • Additional Illustrations of the "Trial Scene" from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
  • The 1980 Televised BBC Production of The Merchant of Venice: A Survey of Reviews
  • The 2004 Film of The Merchant of Venice: A Survey of Reviews
  • The 2015 "Shakespeare's Globe" Production of The Merchant of Venice: A Survey of Reviews
  • Resources
  • Chronology of William Shakespeare's Life
  • Works by William Shakespeare
  • Bibliography
  • About the Editor
  • Contributors
  • Index.