Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice : a study of law, rhetoric, and authorship / / Christina G. Waldman
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| Autore: |
Waldman Christina G. <1957->
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| Titolo: |
Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice : a study of law, rhetoric, and authorship / / Christina G. Waldman
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Algora Publishing, , [2018] |
| ©2018 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (326 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 822.3/3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Law in literature |
| 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"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice |
| ISBN: | 1-62894-332-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807983303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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