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, Holderness provides a full historical account of past and present Venetian myths and of the city's relationship with both Judaism and Islam. Holderness also provides detailed readings of both The Merchant of Venice and of Othello against these mythical and historical dimensions, and concludes with discussion of Venice's relevance to both the modern world and to the past.
- ISBN10 6612892692
- ISBN13 9786612892691
- Publish Date 1 December 2010 (first published 28 November 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 28 September 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Ashgate Gower
- Format eBook
- Pages 162
- Language English