Hirsch, BD (2016) Jewish Questions in Robert Wilson’s The Three Ladies of London. Early Theatre, 19 (1). pp. 37-56. ISSN 1206-9078
Abstract
In the history of portraying Jews on the early modern stage, critics frequently cite Robert Wilson’s The Three Ladies of London as an anomaly. The play’s first modern editor, H.S.D. Mithal, went so far as to describe Gerontus as ‘a character sui generis’, quite unlike Marlowe’s porridge-poisoning Machiavel, Shakespeare’s knifewhetting usurer, and the devilish doctor in Selimus. This essay explores the questions raised by Wilson’s portrayal of Gerontus, paying particular attention to their critical and theatrical implications. What was understood by the term ‘Jew’ and how might Elizabethan audiences have recognized Gerontus as a Jew? Is the play really an anomaly of early modern theatre history?
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Early Theatre 2016. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of English (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2016 12:48 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 22:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.12745/et.19.1.2544 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | McMaster University |
Identification Number: | 10.12745/et.19.1.2544 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:105796 |