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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807983303321

Autore

Waldman Christina G. <1957->

Titolo

Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice : a study of law, rhetoric, and authorship / / Christina G. Waldman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Algora Publishing, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-62894-332-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 pages)

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

Law in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Bellario as a cameo : clues -- Trifles and devils : literary precedents -- Two mens in one -- A good pseudonym is hard to prove -- A law professor by any other name -- Law school hypothetical -- Characters, counterparts, and others. Part I -- Characters, counterparts, and others. Part two -- Characters, counterparts, and others. Part III -- Glosses, glanvill, and (pre-)Gratian marriage law, briefly -- "For there is no law under heaven. . ." -- Summary and conclusions -- Encore.

Sommario/riassunto

"Whoever wrote 'The Merchant of Venice' had a great legal mind. Was Francis Bacon the author, or one of the authors, of the play? He had all the knowledge necessary, having studied legal history and serving as a legal counsellor to the Crown. The character of Bellario shares many traits with him, as this book demonstrates. The other characters are also analyzed, along with a broad set of symbols and puns that provide clues"--