The Merchant of Venice

MARTIN COYLE is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Wales, Cardiff.

Acknowledgements.- General Editor's Preface.- Introduction; M.Coyle.- Comedy and The Merchant of Venice; G.Holderness.- Re-reading The Merchant of Venice; K.Ryan.- The Merchant of Venice and the Possibilities of Historical Criticism; W.Cohen.- Shakespeare and the Jews; J.Shapiro.- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Colonization and Miscegenation in The Merchant of Venice; K.F.Hall.- Portia's Ring: Unruly Women and the Structures of Exchange in The Merchant of Venice; K.Newman.- Love in Venice; C.Belsey.- How to Read The Merchant of Venice Without Being Heterosexist; A.Sinfield.- Historical Differences and Venetian Patriarchy; J.Drakakis.- Transformations of Authenticity: The Merchant of Venice in Israel; A.Oz.- Further Reading.- Notes on Contributors.- Index.