Shylock and the Jewish Question |
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| Author:
| Yaffe, Martin D. |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Jewish Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-6261-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1999 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $41.99 |
Book Description:
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''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 ......
''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 ......