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vii CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Prologue: The Satanic Pact xi Introduction 3 ONE The Venice of Merchants 40 TWO Romans and Venetians on Grace and Exchange 62 THREE “Nothing Will Come of Nothing”: Avoiding the Gift in King Lear 83 FOUR Speaking and Betraying Love 106 FIVE The “Dearest Friend” in Edward II 126 SIX Listening to Lavinia: Emmanuel Levinas’s Saying and Said in Titus Andronicus 143 SEVEN Returning to the World: Prospero’s Generosity and Power 165 Conclusion 185 Notes 195 Bibliography 221 Index 239 ...

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