Sokol, B. J.. 2015. Shylock and Marsyas. Shakespeare, 11(4), pp. 337-361. ISSN 1745-0918 [Article]

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Although never before noted, The Merchant of Venice connects thematically and textually with the myth well-known in the Renaissance of the contest and punishment of the musician Marsyas. Shakespeare had access to many literary texts recounting the myth, and his culture was saturated with visual images of it. New interpretations are offered of certain specific details of those visual representations, which are then argued to link closely with surprising aspects of the play. The cultural history of musical taste as well as Classical and Renaissance mythography, philosophy and iconography are examined to bring these connections into focus. © 2014 © 2014 B.J. Sokol.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1080/17450918.2014.921638
Keywords:	The Merchant of Venice, Troilus and Cressida, Hamlet
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	English and Comparative Literature
Dates:	Date Event 16 June 2014 Published Online 2015 Published
Item ID:	10474
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2014 12:47
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2021 13:33
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/10474

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