William Shakespeare : The merchant of Venice / Boika Sokolova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sokolova, Boika.

Series:

Humanities Insights

Literature insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tirril [England] : Humanities-Ebooks, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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"

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Copyright and licence""; ""Title Page""; ""The Author""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Preface ""; ""1. Shakespeare: his Life, his Schooling, his Theatre""; ""1. 1. Life""; ""1.2. Shakespeare�s Schooling ""; ""1. 3. Shakespeare and London�s Theatre Business ""; ""2. The Merchant of Venice in Context""; ""2. 1. Genre""; ""2. 2. Shakespeare�s Venice, Shakespeare�s London""; ""2.3. Foreigners in Venice and London""; ""3. Act 1: The Embarrassment of Riches ""; ""3. 1. Act 1, Scene 1: Venice, Venetians, Antonio, Bassanio ""; ""3. 2. Act 1, Scene 2: Portia�s Belmont ""

""3. 3. Act 1, Scene 3: Shylock�s Venice""""4. Act 2: Confusions and Exclusions""; ""4.1. Morocco and Arragon""; ""4.2. Jessica�s Elopement, Lorenzo, Venetians ""; ""4.3. Lancelot, the Subversive Fool""; ""4.4. Expunging Otherness""; ""5. Act 3: Loss and Gain""; ""5. 1. Act 3, Scene 1: Xenophobia, Flesh, Blood and Rings""; ""5. 2. Act 3, Scene 2: Caskets and Cultural Codes; Love and Money""; ""5.3. Jessica and Xenophobia""; ""6. Act 4, Scene 1: Trial and Tribulations""; ""6.1. Venetians at Court: Law and �Ancient Malice�, Shylock, Antonio, Bassanio""

""6.2. Portia: �The quality of mercy� Venetian style""""6.3. Portia: Rearranging Emotional Hierarchies""; ""7. Act 5, Scene 1: The Gardens of Belmont""; ""7.1. Jessica and Lorenzo""; ""7.2. Rings and �Parchment Bonds�""; ""8. A Very Brief Survey of Performance and Criticism ""; ""9. Suggestions for Further Reading, Filmography""; ""Recent Editions""; ""Performance Criticism""; ""Criticism""; ""Filmography""; ""Humanities Insights""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-04069-3

9786612040696

1-84760-099-9

OCLC:

815769318