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Author Adelman, Janet.

Title Blood relations : Christian and Jew in the Merchant of Venice / Janet Adelman.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 226 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-212) and index.
Contents Introduction : strangers within Christianity -- Leaving the Jew's house : father, son, and elder brother -- Her father's blood : conversion, race, and nation -- Incising Antonio : the Jew within.
Summary In 'Blood Relations', Janet Adelman confronts her resistance to 'The Merchant of Venice' as both a critic and a Jew. She argues that the play frames the uneasy relationship between Christian and Jew specifically in familial terms in order to recapitulate the vexed relationship between Christianity and Judaism.
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Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Jews.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Jews.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Antonio.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice -- Jews -- Characters -- Antonio.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Jews -- Characters -- Antonio.
Shylock (Fictitious character)
Shylock (Fictitious character)
Christians in literature.
Christians in literature.
Jews in literature.
Jews in literature.
Antisemitism in literature.
Antisemitism in literature.
Religion in literature.
Religion in literature.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Adelman, Janet. Blood relations. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008 9780226006819 0226006816 (DLC) 2007023707 (OCoLC)141188064
ISBN 9780226006833 electronic book
0226006832 electronic book
9780226006819 cloth alkaline paper
0226006816 cloth alkaline paper
1281959014
9781281959010