Title: Shylock and the Jewish question
First published: 1997
Description: In Shylock and the Jewish Question, Yaffe challenges the widespread assumption that Shakespeare is, in the final analysis, unfriendly to Jews. Emphasizing that The Merchant of Venice is a work of political philosophy as well as literature, Yaffe raises the intriguing possibility that Shakespeare presents Shylock not as a typical Jew, but as a bad one. He finds that Shakespeare's consideration of Judaism in The Merchant of Venice provides an important contrast to Marlowe's virulent The Jew of Malta.
Subjects: Comedy, Judaism, Jews, Religion in literature, Jews in literature, Christianity, Relations, Political and social views, Shylock, Characters, Shylock (Fictitious character), Antisemitism, Christianity and other religions, History, Judaisme, Antisemitisme, Antisemitismus, Merchant of Venice, Dans la litterature, Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William), Joden, Personnages, Histoire, Juifs, Interfaith relations, Juden, Christianisme, The merchant of Venice (Shakespeare), Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, merchant of venice, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, political and social views, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, characters, Christianity and other religions, judaism, Judaism, relations, christianity, Jews, great britain
Places: Great Britain
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
LC classification: PR2825 .Y34 1997