Title: Shakespeare and the politics of culture in late Victorian England
First published: 1998
Description: In Shakespeare and the Politics of Culture in Late Victorian England, Linda Rozmovits considers how and why The Merchant of Venice came to exercise such a powerful hold on late Victorian society. From debates about Portia and the politics of the New Woman to emerging concerns about the changing nature of citizenship, capital, and the longstanding "Jewish question," The Merchant of Venice served as a lens through which people filtered their experience of social life and social change.

The relationship between the play and the people who studied it, read it, and watched it being performed was extraordinarily dynamic, and it is the nature of this strange and dynamic relationship that this book explores.
Subjects: History, Appreciation, Literature and society, Women in literature, Jews in literature, Political and social views, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, merchant of venice, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, appreciation, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, political and social views, Great britain, history, victoria, 1837-1901
Places: England, Great Britain
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time periods: 19th century, Victoria, 1837-1901
LC classification: PR2825 .R69 1998