Shakespeare and Venice

by Graham Holderness

Book Overview

Shakespeare and Venice is the first book length study to describe and chronicle the mythology of Venice that was formulated in the Middle Ages and has persisted in fiction and film to the present day. Graham Holderness focuses specifically on how that mythology was employed by Shakespeare to explore themes of conversion, change, and metamorphosis. Identifying and outlining the materials having to do with Venice which might have been available to Shakespeare,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113825150X
• ISBN13: 9781138251502
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"