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ID  - bbbc8
T1  - "Figures of Avarice and Usury in the Comedies: The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare, Volpone by Jonson, and L'Avare by Moliere"
AU  - Burtin, Tatiana
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2026
KW  - capitalism
KW  - usury
KW  - avarice
KW  - Shylock
KW  - wealth
LA  - French
AB  - Examines how the rise of capitalism in the early seventeenth century influenced theatrical depictions of usury, interest, and avarice. Argues that in Merchant of Venice Shylock finds divinity in gold and that the protection of wealth becomes a moral imperative. Also available: http://hdl.handle.net/1866/6178.
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