The Merchant of Venice : the state of play
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
The Merchant of Venice : the state of play
（The Arden Shakespeare, . The Arden Shakespeare state of play series）
Arden Shakespeare, 2020 , ill. ; 21 cm
- : hb
Available at 1 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most controversial plays, whose elements resonate even more profoundly in the current climate of rising racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-immigrant sentiment, queerphobia and right-wing nationalism. This collection of essays offers a 'freeze frame' that showcases a range of current debates and ideas surrounding the play. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to your needs. Essays offer new perspectives that provide an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about the play.
Key themes and topics include:
* Race and religion
* Gender and sexuality
* Philosophy
* Animal studies
* Adaptations and performance history
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Series Preface
Introduction:
Recent Trends in Merchant of Venice Criticism, M. Lindsay Kaplan (Georgetown University, US)
Chapter One: 'Lend it rather to thine enemy': Accentuating Difference in The Merchant of Venice, Miriam Gilbert(University of Iowa, US)
Chapter Two: Dangerous Border Crossings: Nicolas Stemann's Merchant in Munich,
Benjamin Fowler (University of Sussex, UK)
Chapter Three: Thomas Jordan's 'The Forfeiture', A Mercantilist Rewriting of Shakespeare, Katherine Romack (University of West Florida, US)
Chapter Four: Jessica, Women's Activism, and Maurice Schwartz's 1947 Shayloks Tochter,
Sara Coodin (University of Oklahoma, US)
Chapter Five:'Wooly Breeders': Animal Generation and Economies of Knowledge in The Merchant of Venice, James Kearney (University of California, Santa Barbara, US)
Chapter Six:'The means whereby I live': Deep Play in The Merchant of Venice Jeanette Nguyen Tran, (Drake University, US)
Chapter Seven:'Qualities of Breeding': Race, Class, and Conduct in The Merchant of Venice,
Patricia Akhimie (Rutgers University - Newark, US)
Chapter Eight:Jessica, Sarra and Ruth: Three Jewish Women Confronting Shylock, Shaul Bassi, (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)
Chapter Nine:'Tainted wether of the flock': Repurposing Fiorentino's Doting Godfather in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice," Thomas Cartelli, Professor of English & Film Studies (Muhlenberg College, US)
Chapter Ten:'Epistemology of the Early Modern Closet, or, The Merchant of Venice Unlockt,'
A. Eliza Greenstadt, (Portland State University, US)
Notes
References
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"