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" Understanding The merchant of Venice : "
Jay L. Halio.
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BL
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1015503
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b769873
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Halio, Jay L.
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Understanding The merchant of Venice : : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents /\ Jay L. Halio.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2000.
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The Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series,
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1 online resource (xviii, 181 pages) :: illustrations.
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1573566772
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: 9781573566773
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0313310114
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9780313310119
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; Introduction; 1. Literary and Dramatic Analysis; 2. Venice and Its Treatment of Jews; 3. Attitudes Toward Jews; 4. Classical and Renaissance Concepts of Male Friendship; 5. Elizabethan Marriage; 6. Usury, Interest, and the Rise of Capitalism; 7. Contemporary Applications and Interpretation; Index.
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The Merchant of Venice, even in its own time, was considered Shakespeare's most controversial play. Now, one of the most popularly read and performed works, the play raises even more important issues for our day, particularly anti-Semitism and the treatment of Jews. Shakespeare scholar Jay Halio brings together his fascinating literary insights and his considerable knowledge of Shakespeare's world to this student casebook. His analysis of the play helps students interpret Shakespeare's plot and interwoven subplots, the sources that helped shape the play and the characters, and the thematic iss.
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Shylock
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Shylock
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Shakespeare, William,1564-1616., Merchant of Venice
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Comedy.
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Jews in literature.
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Comedy.
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DRAMA-- Shakespeare.
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Jews in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- Shakespeare.
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Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William)
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| Dewey Classification
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822.3/3
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PR2825.H35 2000eb
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