Visions of Venice in Shakespeare (Anglo-Italian Renaissance Studies)

Literature & Fiction

Tosi, Laura

Bassi, Shaul

Dramas & Plays

Routledge

Genealogy in the Bronx: An Annotated Guide to Sources of Information

Reference

Hermalyn, Gary

Munch, Janet Butler

Genealogy

Bronx County Historical Soc

Elected Public Officials of the Bronx Since 1898

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Videotape collection of the Bronx County Historical Society Research Library

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Despite the growing critical relevance of Shakespeare's two Venetian plays and a burgeoning bibliography on both The Merchant of Venice and Othello, few books have dealt extensively with the relationship between Shakespeare and Venice. Setting out to offer new perspectives to a traditional topic, this timely collection fills a gap in the literature, addressing the new historical, political and economic questions that have been raised in the last few years. The essays in this volume consider Venice a real as well as symbolic landscape that needs to be explored in its multiple resonances, both in Shakespeare's historical context and in the later tradition of reconfiguring one of the most represented cities in Western culture. Shylock and Othello are there to remind us of the dark sides of the myth of Venice, and of the inescapable fact that the issues raised in the Venetian plays are tremendously topical; we are still haunted by these theatrical casualties of early modern multiculturalism.

Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) and Carlo Collodi's Le Avventure di Pinocchio (1883) are among the most influential classics of children's literature. Firmly rooted in their respective British and Italian national cultures, the Alice and Pinocchio stories connected to a worldwide audience almost like folktales and fairy tales and have become fixtures of postmodernism.
 Although they come from radically different political and social backgrounds, the texts share surprising similarities. This comparative reading explores their imagery and history, and discusses them in the broader context of British and Italian children's stories.

The Fabulous Journeys of Alice and Pinocchio: Exploring Their Parallel Worlds (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 61)

Hunt, Peter

Teen & Young Adult

McFarland

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