Shakespeare & money / edited by Graham Holderness.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holderness, Graham, editor.

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