Shylock, Play by Arnold Wesker, UK, 1976

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare
EditorsAlexa Alice Joubin
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-99378-2
Publication statusPublished online - 22 Sept 2023

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_138-1

Keywords

  • Arnold Wesker
  • Shylock
  • William Shakespeare
  • The Merchant of Venice
  • Anti-Semitism
  • Adaptation and appropriation
  • Zero Mostel

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