ISBN:
9781474452403
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 256 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Year of publication:
2019
Series Statement:
Edinburgh critical studies in Shakespeare and philosophy
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Coodin, Sara Is Shylock Jewish?
DDC:
822.33
Keywords:
Shakespeare, William Characters
;
Jews
;
Shylock
;
Shakespeare, William Knowledge
;
Bible
;
Shakespeare, William
;
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
;
Drama
;
Juden
;
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 The merchant of Venice
;
Shylock
Abstract:
What happens when we consider Shakespeares 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 Shakespeares 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 Merchants Jewish aspect, spanning encounters with Jews and the Hebrew Bible in the early modern world as well as modern adaptations of Shakespeares play on the Yiddish stage.
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