Staging The Jew [Paperback]

Harley Mitchell Erdman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"... a book that brilliantly elucidates the changing nature of Jewish representations on the American ..." -- SUSAN A. GLENN, author of Daughters of the Shtetl: Life and Labor in the Immigrant Generation

"... a strikingly different kind of theater history..." -- ELLEN DONKIN, Hampshire College

"A compelling application of Butler's notion of performance to changing constructions of the Jew' on the mainstream American stage." -- BRUCE McCONACHIE, University of Pittsburgh

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press (February 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813524148
• ISBN-13: 978-0813524146
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,289,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More textbook than instructional aide, May 5, 2009

By 

Jan H. Wolfe "Theatrician" (El Paso, TX) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Staging The Jew (Paperback)

This is an interestig history book but does not give any help to a current director who is directing a Jewish oriented play and is not knowledgeable of the ethnic subtleties