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Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice : a study of law, rhetoric, and authorship / Christina G. Waldman.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2944 .W25 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waldman, Christina G., 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Authorship--Baconian theory.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
- Authorship.
- Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626--Authorship.
- Bacon, Francis.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge and learning--Law.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Bellario.
- Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William).
- Bacon-Shakespeare controversy.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 310 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Publishing, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Whoever wrote 'The Merchant of Venice' had a great legal mind. Was Francis Bacon the author, or one of the authors, of the play? He had all the knowledge necessary, having studied legal history and serving as a legal counsellor to the Crown. The character of Bellario shares many traits with him, as this book demonstrates. The other characters are also analyzed, along with a broad set of symbols and puns that provide clues"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- A fresh look at Mark Edwin Andrews' insights
- Bellario as a cameo : clues
- Trifles and devils : literary precedents
- Two mentes in one
- A good pseudonym is hard to prove
- A law professor by any other name...
- Law school hypothetical
- Characters, counterparts, and others. Part I
- Characters, counterparts, and others. Part two
- Characters, counterparts, and others. Part III
- Glosses, glanvill, and pre-Gratian marriage law
- "For there is no law under heaven..."
- Semi-final arguments
- Encore.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Waldman, Christina G., 1957- author. Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice
- ISBN:
- 9781628943313
- 1628943319
- 9781628943306
- 1628943300
- OCLC:
- 1043955699
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