| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 310 pages) |
| Contents |
Bellario as a cameo : clues -- Trifles and devils : literary precedents -- Two mens in one -- A good pseudonym is hard to prove -- A law professor by any other name -- Law school hypothetical -- Characters, counterparts, and others. Part I -- Characters, counterparts, and others. Part two -- Characters, counterparts, and others. Part III -- Glosses, glanvill, and (pre- )Gratian marriage law, briefly -- "For there is no law under heaven ..." -- Summary and conclusions -- Encore |
| Summary |
"Whoever wrote 'The Merchant of Venice' had a great legal mind. Was Francis Bacon the author, or one of the authors, of the play? Bacon's deep legal knowledge, even in the civilian law that derived from the Justinian Code, has long been under-appreciated. The author set out to explore whether "Bacon was Bellario," following certain clues, and in the end was led to a more nuanced and surprising understanding linking Bacon to Shakespeare. The other characters are also analyzed, along with a broad set of symbols and puns that provide clues." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 17, 2018) |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Authorship -- Baconian theory.
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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 -- Authorship
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Law
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Bellario
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| SUBJECT |
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 fast |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William) fast |
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Authorship
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Bacon-Shakespeare controversy
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Law
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018032796 |
| ISBN |
9781628943320 |
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1628943327 |
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