| Edition |
Twentieth anniversary edition, with a new preface. |
| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
James Shapiro's pathbreaking analysis of the portrayal of Jews in Elizabethan England challenged readers to recognize the significance of Jewish questions in Shakespeare's day. From accounts of Christians masquerading as Jews to fantasies of settling foreign Jews in Ireland, Shapiro's work delves deeply into the cultural insecurities of Elizabethans while illuminating Shakespeare's portrayal of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. In a new preface, Shapiro reflects upon what he failed to understand about intolerance since the first publication.-- page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-304) and index. |
| Contents |
1. False Jews and Counterfeit Christians -- 2. Myths, Histories, Consequences -- 3. The Jewish Crime -- 4. "The Pound of Flesh" -- 5. The Hebrew Will Turn Christian -- 6. Race, Nation, or Alien? -- 7. Shakespeare and the Jew Bill of 1753. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice.
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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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Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William) |
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Jews -- History -- 16th century.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
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Jews -- History -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
17th century |
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Jews -- History -- 18th century.
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| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Judaism in literature.
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Judaism in literature. |
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Jews in literature.
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Jews in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1500-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Shapiro, James, 1955- Shakespeare and the Jews. Twentieth anniversary edition, with a new preface. New York : Columbia University Press, 2016 0231178670 (OCoLC)930485934 |
| ISBN |
9780231541879 (electronic book) |
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0231541872 (electronic book) |
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0231178670 |
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9780231178679 |
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0231103441 |
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9780231103442 |
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9780231103459 |
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023110345X |
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9780231178679 |
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