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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.
Contents
Introduction
Graham Holderness
Chapter 1. Shakespeare and Derivatives
David Hawkes
Chapter 2. Shakespeare, Reciprocity, and Exchange
John Drakakis
Chapter 3. Offshore Desires: Mobility, Liquidity, and History in Shakespeare's Mediterranean
Rui Carvalho Homem
Chapter 4. Pity Silenced: Economics of Mercy in The Merchant of Venice
Alessandra Marzola
Chapter 5. 'Love Merchandized': Money in Shakespeare's Sonnets
Manfred Pfister
Chapter 6. Timon of Athens in the Downturn
James Tink
Chapter 7. 'Fill thy purse with money': Financing Performance in Shakespearean England
Tiffany Stern
Chapter 8. Biography and Shakespeare's Money: Portraits of an Economic Persona
Paola Pugliatti
Chapter 9. Shakespeare and the Hybrid Economy
Sujata Iyengar
Afterthought: 'Best for Winter'
Graham Holderness
