Hirsch, BD (2006) 'A Gentile and No Jew': The Difference Marriage Makes in The Merchant of Venice. Parergon, 23 (1). pp. 119-129. ISSN 0313-6221
Abstract
Critics are divided on the precise nature of the difference between Christian and Jew as represented in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. By investigating reported cases of inter-racial (or cross-cultural) marriages circulating in early modern England, and by close examination of the relationship between Lorenzo and Jessica in the play, one is able to map out the competing discourses of race, theology, and gender in the construction of 'the Jew' during the Elizabethan period.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | English literature; 1500-1599; Shakespeare, William; The Merchant of Venice; comedy; marriage; cross-cultural relations; Jews |
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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: | 05 Sep 2017 14:48 |
Last Modified: | 05 Sep 2017 14:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | ANZAMEMS |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120469 |