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The Merchant Formerly Known as Jew[1]: Redefining the Rhetoric of Merchantry in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

The Merchant Formerly Known as Jew[1]: Redefining the Rhetoric of Merchantry in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice

Jennifer Rich

Hofstra University

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Jennifer Rich. "The Merchant Formerly Known as Jew: Redefining the Rhetoric of Merchantry in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice". Early Modern Literary Studies 13.3 (January, 2008) 2.1-19 .

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