Shakespeare and the Jews - Brossura

Shapiro, James

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ISBN 10: 0231178670 ISBN 13: 9780231178679

Casa editrice: Columbia Univ Pr, 2016

Riassunto

James Shapiro's unvarnished look at how Jews were portrayed in Elizabethan England challenged scholars 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 inThe Merchant of Venice. In a new preface, Shapiro reflects upon what he failed to understand about intolerance when the book was first published.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

James Shapiro is the Larry Miller Professor of English at Columbia University and a governor of the Folger Shakespeare Library. He is the author of several books, including1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare and The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Columbia Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0231178670
• ISBN 13: 9780231178679
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 317