Shylock: A Legend and Its Legacy
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With brilliant historical perspective and insight, theater critic John Gross explores the complex and influential history that has given Shylock a life beyond the play and established him as a figure... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0671707078
ISBN13:9780671707071
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Length:386 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"
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Shylock in Context
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
John Gross' work is very readable, yet also very scholarly. We learn about the real situation of Jews in Venice, the real role of "usury" (despite official attitudes to it) in Elizabethan England. The ties to traditional dark Medieval myths about Jews are explained. Also we are told about famous performances of Shylock, including by Jewish actors. Anyone interested in the stage, Shakespeare, great characters, or Jews and the myths about them ... will want to own this book.
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