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Shakespeare & money / edited by Graham Holderness.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Shakespeare & ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Economics.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
- Money in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (180 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, [2020]
- Summary:
- Though better known for his literary merits, Shakespeare made money, wrote about money and enabled money-making by countless others in his name. With chapters by leading scholars on the economic, financial and commercial ramifications of his work, this multifaceted volume connects the Bard to both early modern and contemporary economic conditions, revealing Shakespeare to have been a serious economist in his own right.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: Shakespeare, Minted
- Chapter 1 Shakespeare and Derivatives
- Chapter 2 Shakespeare, Reciprocity and Exchange
- Chapter 3 Offshore Desires: Mobility, Liquidity and History in Shakespeare’s Mediterranean
- Chapter 4 Pity Silenced: Economies of Mercy in The Merchant of Venice
- Chapter 5 ‘Love Merchandized’ Money in Shakespeare’s Sonnets
- Chapter 6 Timon of Athens in the Downturn
- Chapter 7 ‘Fill Thy Purse With Money’ Financing Performance in Shakespearean England
- Chapter 8 Biography and Shakespeare’s Money: Portraits of an Economic Persona
- Chapter 9 Shakespeare and the Hybrid Economy
- Afterthought ‘Best for Winter’
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-80758-345-7
- 1-78920-673-1
- OCLC:
- 1347246949
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