Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

a study of law, rhetoric, and authorship

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Francis Bacon's hidden hand in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

a study of law, rhetoric, and authorship

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"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"--

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Algora Publishing
Language
English
Pages
310

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Table of Contents

A fresh look at Mark Edwin Andrews' insights
Bellario as a cameo : clues
Trifles and devils : literary precedents
Two mentes 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
"For there is no law under heaven..."
Semi-final arguments
Encore.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
822.3/3
Library of Congress
PR2944 .W25 2018

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 310 pages
Number of pages
310

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL44156937M
ISBN 10
1628943319, 1628943300
ISBN 13
9781628943313, 9781628943306
LCCN
2018017375
OCLC/WorldCat
1043955699

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