Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare |
Editors | Alexa Alice Joubin |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-99378-2 |
Publication status | Published online - 22 Sept 2023 |
Abstract
A 1,900-word essay about Arnold Wesker's adaptation of The Merchant of Venice, Shylock. Wesker depicts a more humane, compassionate, cultured Shylock who is hounded out of Venice by Anti-Semitic hostility.
Bibliographical note
De Ornellas, K. (2023). Shylock, Play by Arnold Wesker, UK, 1976. In: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99378-2_138-1Keywords
- Arnold Wesker
- Shylock
- William Shakespeare
- The Merchant of Venice
- Anti-Semitism
- Adaptation and appropriation
- Zero Mostel