Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice : a study of law, rhetoric, and authorship / Christina G. Waldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waldman, Christina G., 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Authorship--Baconian theory.

Shakespeare, William.

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626--Authorship.

Bacon, Francis.

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

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge and learning.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters.

Law in literature.

Genre:

Literary criticism

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 pages)

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:

Bellario as a cameo : clues

Trifles and devils : literary precedents

Two mens 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, briefly

"For there is no law under heaven. . ."

Summary and conclusions

Encore.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62894-332-7