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William Shakespeare : the Merchant of Venice /
This book offers a pedagogical analysis of Shakespeare's complex and controversial play in its Elizabethan and modern contexts. It discusses Shakespeare's life, education, and literary career; the genre of romantic comedy; the characters of the play; the.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tirril, Penrith :
Humanities-Ebooks,
Ã2009.
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| Colección: | Literature insights.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Shakespeare: his life, his schooling, his theatre. Life
- Shakespeare's schooling
- Shakespeare and London's theatre business.
- The Merchant of Venice in context. Genre
- Shakespeare's Venice, Shakespeare's London
- Foreigners in Venice and London.
- Act 1: The embarrassment of riches. Act 1, Scene 1: Venice, Venetians, Antonio, Bassanio
- Act 1, Scene 2: Portia's Belmont
- Act 1, Scene 3: Shylock's Venice.
- Act 2: Confusions and exclusions. Morocco and Arragon
- Jessica's elopement, Lorenzo, Venetians
- Lancelot, the subversive fool
- Expunging otherness.
- Act 3: Loss and gain. Act 3, Scene 1: Xenophobia, flesh, blood and rings
- Act 3, Scene 3: Caskets and cultural codes; love and money
- Jessica and xenophobia.
- Act 4, Scene 1: Trial and tribulations. Venetians at court: law and 'ancient malice', Shylock, Antonio, Bassanio
- Portia: 'The quality of mercy' Venetian style
- Portia: Rearranging emotional hierarchies.
- Act 5, Scene 1: The gardens of Belmont. Jessica and Lorenzo
- Rings and 'parchment bonds'.
- A very brief survey of performance and criticism
- Suggestions for further reading, filmography. Recent editions
- Performance criticism
- Criticism
- filmography.