[PDF.14kg] Shylock and the Jewish Question (Johns Hopkins Jewish Studies)

Shylock and the Jewish Question (Johns Hopkins Jewish Studies)

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 | #2426938 in Books |  The Johns Hopkins University Press |  1999-10-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .56 x5.47 x8.47l, | File type: PDF | 224 pages

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||3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| An important contribution to the understanding of Shakespeare's political subtlety ...|By mostlymaimonides|An important contribution to the understanding of Shakespeare's political subtlety and subversion of conventional prejudices. In this book Professor Yaffe undermines modern conventional attitudes towards Shylock as an antisemitic archetype in ways just as compelling as Sha| ||"There is extraordinary virtue evident when scholars confront one of the great intellectual shibboleths of anti-Semitism in something like mortal combat and come out above the current fads. Was William Shakespeare anti-Semitic? [Yaffe] takes on this controver

"Yaffe provides a wide-ranging and probing reflection on the portrayal of Jews and Judaism in early modern thought. His innovative approach to the problem of Shakespeare's treatment of Shylock can stand for the originality of his book as a whole... Yaffe's interpretations are likely to prove controversial, but they are always thought-provoking." -- Virginia Quarterly Review

Much attention has been paid to the place of Shylock in the history of anti-Semitism. Mos...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Shylock and the Jewish Question (Johns Hopkins Jewish Studies)   |  Professor Martin D. Yaffe. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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