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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 ...

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Shakespeare and the Jews 2016, Columbia University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780231178679

20th Twentieth Anniversary edition

Trade paperback

Shakespeare and the Jews 1997, Columbia University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780231103459

Revised edition

Trade paperback

Shakespeare and the Jews 1995, Columbia University Press, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780231103442

Hardcover