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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This edition of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice reprints the Bevington edition of the play along with documents and illustrations thematically arranged to offer a richly textured understanding of early modern culture and Shakespeares work within that culture. The texts include maps, woodcuts, sermons, statutes, early modern documents reflecting Christian attitudes toward Jews and Jewish reactions to these attitudes, excerpts from the Bible on moneylending as well as contemporary discourses on usury and commerce, anti-Catholic tracts, travel accounts, diplomatic reports, scenes from a morality play about the corrupting effects of treatment of aliens, conduct literature, and contemporary treatises on the role of women. The documents illuminate religious controversy at the time of Shakespeares play, some of his sources, the place of Venice in the early modern English imagination, merchant culture, and marriage, sexuality, and friendship in the period. Editorial features designed to help readers relate the play to historical documents include an engaging general introduction, an introduction to each thematic group of documents, headnotes and glosses for the primary documents (presented in modern spelling), and an extensive bibliography. Synopsis:This edition of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice reprints the Bevington edition of the play accompanied by four sets of thematically arranged primary documents and illustrations designed to facilitate many different approaches to Shakespeare's play and the early modern culture out of which the play emerges. The texts include maps, woodcuts, sermons, statutes, early modern documents reflecting Christian attitudes toward Jews and Jewish reactions to these attitudes, excerpts from the Bible on money lending as well as contemporary discourses on usury and commerce, and excerpts from the first account of Jewish life written in the vernacular by a Jew for a Christian audience. The documents contextualize contemporary discourses on race, nationality, and religion; the place of Venice in the early modern English imagination; merchant culture; and marriage, sexuality, and friendship in the period. Table of ContentsABOUT THE SERIES ABOUT THIS VOLUME LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Introduction PART ONE William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Edited by David Bevington) PART TWO Cultural Contexts 1. Venice English Ideas of Venice and Italians Nation, Race, and Religion William Thomas, From The History of Italy Thomas Coryate, From Coryates Crudities Dudley Carleton, The English Ambassadors Notes William Bedell, Letter to Adam Newton A Discovery of the Great Subtlety and Wonderful Wisdom of the Italians Robert Wilson, From The Three Ladies of London Queen Elizabeth I, Proclamation Ordering Peace Kept in London Sir Edward Coke, From The Reports Fynes Moryson, From An Itinerary John Leo, From A Geographical History of Africa George Best, From A True Discourse of the Late Voyages of Discovery, for the Finding of a Passage to Cathaya John Leo, From A Geographical History of Africa Sebastian Munster, From The Messiah of the Christians and the Jews Andrew Willet, From Concerning the Universal and Final Vocation of the Jews 2. Finance Usury Jews Merchants Biblical Laws Thomas Wilson, From A Discourse upon Usury by Way of Dialogue and Orations Debate on the Usury Bill Usury Bill Francis Bacon, Of Usury Sir Edward Coke, From The Institutes of the Laws of England Yehiel Nissim da Pisa, From The Eternal Life David de Pomis, From De Medico Hebraeo Leon Modena, From The History of Rites, Customs, and Manners of Life, of the Present Jews, throughout the World Sir Thomas Sherley, The Profit That May Be Raised to Your Majesty out of the Jews Nicolas de Nicolay, From The Navigations, Peregrinations, and Voyages made into Turkey The Levant Companys Charter John Wheeler, From A Treatise of Commerce Daniel Price, The Merchant: A Sermon Preached at Pauls Cross 3. Religion Catholics versus Protestants Jews as Other Conversion Jews in England John Foxe, From Acts and Monuments William Allen, From A True, Sincere, and Modest Defense of English Catholics Robert Parsons, From A Brief Discourse Containing Certain Reasons Why Catholics Refuse to go to Church Queen Elizabeth I, Proclamations on Priests St. Paul, On Law and Grace Andrew Willet, From Tetrastylon Papisticum Richard Bristow, From Demands to be Proponed of Catholics to the Heretics William Perkins, From A Faithful and Plain Exposition upon the To First Verses of the Second Chapter of Zephaniah Gregory Martin, From Roma Sancta Thomas Draxe, From The Worlds Resurrection Samuel Usque, From Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel John Foxe, From Acts and Monuments Raphael Holinshed, From Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland John Foxe, From Acts and Monuments From Fleta Examination of Roderigo Lopez William Camden, From The History of Elizabeth, Queen of England 4. Love and Gender Women and Marriage Friendship and Homosociality Juan Luis Vives, From The Instruction of a Christian Woman Thomas Becon, From The Catechism Cornelius Agrippa, From Of the Nobility and Excellency of Womankind Phillip Stubbes, From The Anatomy of Abuses Alexander Niccholes, From A Discourse of Marriage and Wiving Sir Thomas Smith, From De Republica Anglorum Sir Thomas Elyot, From The Book Named the Governor Philemon Holland, From Plutarchs Morals BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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