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Shylock and the Jewish Question by Martin D. Yaffe is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Shylock and the Jewish Question about?
Religious scholar Martin Yaffe discusses the role of Shakespeare's character Shylock (from his play THE MERCHANT OF VENICE) in the history of anti-Semitism. Differing with the general consensus that Shakespeare reflected anti-Semitism of his time, Yaffe argues for the possibility that the playwright portrayed Shylock merely as a bad Jew rather than a typical one.
Who reads Shylock and the Jewish Question?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Martin D. Yaffe
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780801856488
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Christian, Judaism
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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