Shylock: A Legend and Its LegacyWith brilliant historical perspective and insight, theater critic John Gross explores the complex and influential history that has given Shylock a life beyond the play and established him as a figure of world mythology. Illuminating Shylock's evolution on the stage, his importance to writers and psychologists, and his enduring influence on society and culture, John Gross sheds as much light on our own shifting attitudes and beliefs as on the rich and disquieting figure Shakespeare created. |
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Contents
Preface | 9 |
PART one Shakespeares Shylock | 15 |
two Jews | 31 |
three Three Thousand Ducats | 47 |
four Shylock Is My Name | 63 |
six I Stand for Judgment | 76 |
seven Christians | 91 |
eight From Comical to Tragical | 105 |
twelve Between the Wars | 184 |
CONTENTS | 209 |
FOURTEEN Other Voices Other Cultures | 234 |
FIFTEEN An Extended Family | 257 |
SIXTEEN Economic Man | 285 |
SEVENTEEN A Father Figure | 301 |
NINETEEN Since 1945 | 324 |
Notes | 353 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Shylock: A Legend and Its Legacy A Touchstone book Shylock: A Legend and Its Legacy, John Gross |
| Author | John Gross |
| Contributor | John Gross |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1994 |
| ISBN | 0671883860, 9780671883867 |
| Length | 386 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / General Literary Criticism / Renaissance Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Performing Arts / Theater / General |
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