ABSTRACT
This volume is a collection of all-new original essays covering everything from feminist to postcolonial readings of the play as well as source queries and analyses of historical performances of the play.
The Merchant of Venice is a collection of seventeen new essays that explore the concepts of anti-Semitism, the work of Christopher Marlowe, the politics of commerce and making the play palatable to a modern audience. The characters, Portia and Shylock, are examined in fascinating detail. With in-depth analyses of the text, the play in performance and individual characters, this book promises to be the essential resource on the play for all Shakespeare enthusiasts.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 10|58 pages
The Less into the Greater
Emblem, Analogue, and Deification in The Merchant of Venice
chapter 11|22 pages
“Nerissa Teaches Me What to Believe”
Portia's Wifely Empowerment in The Merchant of Venice
chapter 12|19 pages
“Mislike Me Not for My Complexion”
Whose Mislike? Portia's? Shakespeare's? Or That of His Age?
