02146nam 2200397 450 991080798330332120240102112659.01-62894-332-7(CKB)4100000005248264(MiAaPQ)EBC5451796(EXLCZ)99410000000524826420180731d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrancis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice a study of law, rhetoric, and authorship /Christina G. WaldmanNew York :Algora Publishing,[2018]©20181 online resource (326 pages)1-62894-330-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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"--Provided by publisher.Law in literatureLaw in literature.822.3/3Waldman Christina G.1957-1622426MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807983303321Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice3956269UNINA