Shakespeare and the Jews
Language: English
Anthropology Cultural & Social European General Irish Judaism LIT004120 LIT015000 Literary Criticism Literary Criticism/European/English Literary Criticism/Shakespeare Performing Arts Religion Scottish Social Science Theater Welsh
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: Mar 8, 2016
Description:
First published in 1996, 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 has learned about intolerance since the first publication of Shakespeare and the Jews.