First published in 1996, James Shapiro's pathbreaking analysis of the portrayal of Jews in Elizabethan England challenged readers to recognize the significance of Jewish questions in Shakespeare's day. From accounts of Christians masquerading as Jews to fantasies of settling foreign Jews in Ireland, Shapiro's work delves deeply into the cultural insecurities of Elizabethans while illuminating Shakespeare's portrayal of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. In a new preface, Shapiro reflects upon what he has learned about intolerance since the first publication of Shakespeare and the Jews.
- ISBN10 0231178670
- ISBN13 9780231178679
- Publish Date 8 March 2016 (first published 1 December 1995)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Columbia University Press
- Edition twentieth anniversary edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 320
- Language English