‘Bloody Creditor[s]’ and the Blood-Money Metaphor in The Merchant of Venice

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Abstract

This article explores The Merchant of Venice through the lens of developments in monetary, mercantile and medical knowledge at the turn of the seventeenth century, in order to demonstrate how and why Shakespeare thinks about blood in economic and peculiarly circulatory terms.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShakespeare Survey 78
Subtitle of host publicationShakespeare and Communities
EditorsEmma Smith
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages186-200
Number of pages15
Volume78
ISBN (Electronic)9781009647564
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 8 Oct 2025

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NameShakespeare Survey

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