Description |
1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) : illustrations. |
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Hebrew language |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Edinburgh critical studies in Shakespeare and philosophy
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Edinburgh critical studies in Shakespeare and philosophy.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: Is Shylock Jewish? -- Renaissance England and the Jews -- Parti-coloured parables -- Stolen daughters and stolen idols -- Rebellious daughters on the Yiddish stage. |
Summary |
A detailed exploration of the significance of Hebrew Biblical stories in The Merchant of Venice. What happens when we consider Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice as a play with 'real' Jewish characters who are not mere ciphers for anti-Semitic Elizabethan stereotypes? Is Shylock Jewish studies Shakespeare's extensive use of stories from the Hebrew Bible in The Merchant of Venice, and argues that Shylock and his daughter Jessica draw on recognizably Jewish ways of engaging with those narratives throughout the play. By examining the legacy of Jewish exegesis and cultural lore surrounding these biblical episodes, this book traces the complexity and richness of Merchant's Jewish aspect, spanning encounters with Jews and the Hebrew Bible in the early modern world as well as modern adaptations of Shakespeare's play on the Yiddish stage. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Jews.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Jews. |
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Shylock (Fictitious character)
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Shylock (Fictitious character) |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge and learning -- Bible.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice.
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Bible -- In literature. |
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Bible. |
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Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William) |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Coodin, Sara. Is Shylock Jewish? Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017] 9781474418386 (OCoLC)968773564 |
ISBN |
9781474418393 (electronic book) |
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1474418392 (electronic book) |
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9781474418386 |
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1474418384 |
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