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Title: |
The Jew of Malta |
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| By (author): |
Christopher Marlowe Edited by: Mathew R. Martin |
| ISBN10-13: |
155481068X : 9781554810680 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
290 |
| Weight: |
.383 Kg. |
| Published: |
Broadview Press - December 2011 |
| List Price: |
21.50 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
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| First performed by Shakespeareâ s rivals in the 1590s, Christopher Marloweâ s The Jew of Malta was a trend-setting, innovative play whose black comedy and final tragic irony illuminate the darker regions of the Elizabethan cultural imagination. Although Jews were banished from England in 1291, the Jew in the form of Barabas, the playâ s protagonist, returns on the stage to embody and to challenge the dramatic and cultural anti-Semitic stereotypes out of which he is constructed. The result is a theatrically sophisticated but deeply unsettling play whose rich cultural significance extends beyond the early modern period to the present day. The introduction and historical documents in this edition provide a rich context for the world of the playâ s composition and production, including materials on Jewishness and anti-Semitism, the political struggles over Malta, and Christopher Marloweâ s personal and political reputation. |
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