Jewish Representation in British Literature 1780-1840 [electronic resource] : After Shylock /
Scrivener, M.author.
Describing Jewish representation by Jews and Gentiles in the British Romantic era from the Old Bailey courtroom and popular songs to novels, poetry, and political pamphlets, Scrivener integrates popular culture with belletristic writing to explore the wildly varying treatments of stereotypical Jewish figures.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Series page; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Jewish Representations, Literary Criticism and History; 2 1656 and the Origins of Anglo-Jewish Writing; 3 The Pedlar; 4 The Moneylender; 5 The Jew's Daughter; 6 Exiles and Prophets; Conclusion Working through Stereotypes: After Shylock?; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Describing Jewish representation by Jews and Gentiles in the British Romantic era from the Old Bailey courtroom and popular songs to novels, poetry, and political pamphlets, Scrivener integrates popular culture with belletristic writing to explore the wildly varying treatments of stereotypical Jewish figures.
British literature.
Literature, Modern—19th century.
Literature, Modern.
Judaism.
British and Irish Literature.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Judaism.