Going against the grain of the dominant scholarship on the period, which generally ignores the impact of Jewish questions in early modern England, James Shapiro presents how Elizabethans imagined Jews to be utterly different from themselves----in religion, race, nationality, and even sexuality. From strange cases of Christians masquerading as Jews to bizarre proposals to settle foreign Jews in Ireland, this book looks into the crisis of cultural identity in Elizabethan England and sheds new light on "The Merchant of Venice."
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Going against the grain of the dominant scholarship on the period, which generally ignores the impact of Jewish questions in early modern England, James Shapiro presents how Elizabethans imagined Jews to be utterly different from themselves----in religion, race, nationality, and even sexuality. From strange cases of Christians masquerading as Jews to bizarre proposals to settle foreign Jews in Ireland, this book looks into the crisis of cultural identity in Elizabethan England and sheds new light on "The Merchant of Venice."
Imprint | Columbia University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 1997 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | September 1997 |
Authors | James Shapiro |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 320 |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-10345-9 |
Barcode | 9780231103459 |
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LSN | 0-231-10345-X |