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4.0 out of 5 stars
Context is your friend! :),
This review is from: Shakespeare, Jonson, and the Myth of Venice (Hardcover)
McPherson's research of Elizabethan England's views on contemporary Venice does a fine job of providing that context. Although his specific focus is on the Venetian setting of Volpone, Othello, and (of course) The Merchant of Venice, I also found it helpful as an additional way of putting the recent book and film focused on Veronica Franco in its proper historical context.A frequent flaw of research into a time period that I've noticed is the overspecialization in either the literary or the historical side of that research. McPherson seems to do a better job than most in balancing the two. I hope others are encouraged to follow his lead in this respect. |
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Shakespeare, Jonson, and the Myth of Venice by David C. McPherson (Hardcover - July 1991)
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