The Merchant of Venice
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SKU: 9780312256241
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This edition of the Shakespeare play, Merchant of Venice features the Bevington edition along with an extenstive array of primary documents to help illuminate the religious controversy triggered by the play, including early modern documents reflecting Christian attitudes toward Jews and Jewish reactions to these attitude, excerpts from the Bible on moneylending, contemporary discourses on usury and commerce, and anti-Catholic tracts.
ABOUT 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 ItaliansNation, Race, and Religion
William Thomas, From The History of Italy Thomas Coryate,
From Coryates Crudities Dudley Carleton,
The English Ambassador’s 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 Company’s Charter
John Wheeler,
From A Treatise of Commerce Daniel Price,
The Merchant: A Sermon Preached at Paul’s Cross 3. Religion
