Shakespeare's Venice. (depiction of Venice, Italy)
From: Contemporary Review
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Date: 5/1/1998
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Author: Berry, Ralph
William Shakespeare pictured the city of Venice, Italy, as a place of luminous success for a commercial republic and an ethnic and religious melting pot. It was also depicted by an English translator as the eye of Italy during its confrontation with the Turks. Furthermore, Shakespeare seemed to know a lot about Venice because of the manner in which he depicted the city in his two plays. Despite inadequate accounts about Shakespeare's visits to Venice, the city's values and topography can be ...
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