Aristotle in Venice: reconsidering plot and character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice's seemingly disconnected and interweaving plots contribute to the difficulty of assessing its characters and genre. The comic-tragic ambiguity of the character of Shylock only deepens this ambiguity. There is a precedent in the literature for looking to Aristotle and the...

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Main Author: Rotenberg, Nitzan
Other Authors: Paul Edward Yachnin (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2011
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=97197