"Thomas, Lord Cromwell Recontextualized: An Economic Fable in Response to The Merchant of Venice"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo381/
Author:
	Djordjevic, Igor.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2022
Publication Information:
	Comparative Drama 56, no. 4 (2022): 389–413.
DOI:
	10.1353/cdr.2022.0024
Annotation:
	Considers Thomas, Lord Cromwell's relation to history and genre. Draws parallels between treatment of class in Thomas, Lord Cromwell and Merchant of Venice, pointing out privilege of "gentlemen venturers playing at investment" who are "bailed out" at the end of both plays.
Language:
	English
Persons:
	S., W.
Keywords:
	economics
Tags:
	Apocrypha, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, The Merchant of Venice, Thomas Lord Cromwell
WSB Update:
	Summer 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo381