KRAJNÍK, Filip. Reading Shylock's Dream : A Pathological Miser or an Anxious Dream Interpreter? Ostrava Journal of English Philology. Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2021, vol. 13, No 2, p. 43-50. ISSN 1803-8174. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.15452/OJoEP.2021.13.0009.
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Original name Reading Shylock's Dream : A Pathological Miser or an Anxious Dream Interpreter?
Authors KRAJNÍK, Filip (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Ostrava Journal of English Philology, Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2021, 1803-8174.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 60206 Specific literatures
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW Plný text článku.
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/21:00119662
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.15452/OJoEP.2021.13.0009
Keywords (in Czech) William Shakespeare; Kupec benátský; George Granville; Benátský Žid; dramatický sen; alžbětinské divadlo; restaurační divadlo
Keywords in English William Shakespeare; The Merchant of Venice; George Granville; The Jew of Venice; dramatic dream; Elizabethan drama; Restoration drama
Tags rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D., učo 74722. Changed: 27/1/2024 13:29.
Abstract
This study addresses the presentation and interpretation of Shylock's dream "of money‑bags" in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (c. 1596–1598) and George Granville’s The Jew of Venice (1701). The text argues that, although verbally very similar, the two episodes should be considered within their respective dramaturgical traditions (the Elizabethan and the Restoration), as well as within the different genres into which each play falls. While Granville's rendition of the dream episode seems merely to contribute to the stereotypical image of a greedy Jew, Shakespeare’s version draws on the conventional employment of dream prophecies in Renaissance tragedies and contributes not only to the unity of the play's plot, but also adds to the complexity and the tragic overtones of his Shylock.
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GA19-07494S, research and development projectName: Anglická divadelní kultura 1660-1737
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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