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Shylock in Context,
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This review is from: Shylock: A Legend and Its Legacy (Hardcover)
John Gross' work is very readable, yet also very scholarly. We learn about the real situation of Jews in Venice, the real role of "usury" (despite official attitudes to it) in Elizabethan England. The ties to traditional dark Medieval myths about Jews are explained. Also we are told about famous performances of Shylock, including by Jewish actors. Anyone interested in the stage, Shakespeare, great characters, or Jews and the myths about them ... will want to own this book.
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Shylock: A Legend and Its Legacy by John J. Gross (Paperback - January 4, 1994)
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