Though better known for his literary merits, Shakespeare made money, wrote about money and enabled money-making by countless others in his name. With chapters by leading scholars on the economic, financial and commercial ramifications of his work, this multifaceted volume connects the Bard to both early modern and contemporary economic conditions, revealing Shakespeare to have been a serious economist in his own right.
| Introduction: Shakespeare, Minted |
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Chapter 1 Shakespeare and Derivatives |
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Chapter 2 Shakespeare, Reciprocity and Exchange |
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Chapter 3 Offshore Desires Mobility, Liquidity and History in Shakespeare's Mediterranean |
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Chapter 4 Pity Silenced Economies of Mercy in The Merchant of Venice |
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Chapter 5 `Love Merchandized' Money in Shakespeare's Sonnets |
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Chapter 6 Timon of Athens in the Downturn |
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Chapter 7 `Fill Thy Purse With Money' Financing Performance in Shakespearean England |
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Chapter 8 Biography and Shakespeare's Money Portraits of an Economic Persona |
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Chapter 9 Shakespeare and the Hybrid Economy |
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Afterthought: `Best for Winter' |
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Graham Holderness is the author of numerous books on literary criticism, theory, and scholarship, as well as fiction, poetry, and drama. His most recent works include The Faith of William Shakespeare (Lion Books, 2016), Tales from Shakespeare: Creative Collisions (Cambridge University Press, 2014), Re-writing Jesus: Christ in 20th Century Fiction and Film (Bloomsbury, November 2014), and the historical fantasy novel Black and Deep Desires: William Shakespeare Vampire Hunter (Top Hat Books, 2015).
