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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.

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Author:   Graham Holderness
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Volume:   7
ISBN:  

9781789206715

ISBN 10:   1789206715
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   01 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Graham Holderness Chapter 1. Shakespeare and Derivatives David Hawkes Chapter 2. Shakespeare, Reciprocity, and Exchange John Drakakis Chapter 3. Offshore Desires: Mobility, Liquidity, and History in Shakespeare's Mediterranean Rui Carvalho Homem Chapter 4. Pity Silenced: Economics of Mercy in The Merchant of Venice Alessandra Marzola Chapter 5. 'Love Merchandized': Money in Shakespeare's Sonnets Manfred Pfister Chapter 6. Timon of Athens in the Downturn James Tink Chapter 7. 'Fill thy purse with money': Financing Performance in Shakespearean England Tiffany Stern Chapter 8. Biography and Shakespeare's Money: Portraits of an Economic Persona Paola Pugliatti Chapter 9. Shakespeare and the Hybrid Economy Sujata Iyengar Afterthought: 'Best for Winter' Graham Holderness

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Graham Holderness is the author of numerous books on literary criticism, theory, and scholarship, as well as fiction, poetry, and drama. His most recent works include The Faith of William Shakespeare (Lion Books, 2016), Tales from Shakespeare: Creative Collisions (Cambridge University Press, 2014), Re-writing Jesus: Christ in 20th Century Fiction and Film (Bloomsbury, November 2014), and the historical fantasy novel Black and Deep Desires: William Shakespeare Vampire Hunter (Top Hat Books, 2015).

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