The Jew of Malta: New Mermaids
Autor Christopher Marlowe Editat de James R. Siemonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 mai 2009
The Jew of Malta, written around 1590, can present achallenge for modern audiences. Hugely popular in its day, the playswings wildly and rapidly in genre, from pointed satire, to bloodyrevenge tragedy, to melodrmatic intrigue, to dark farce and grotesquecomedy. Although set in the Mediterranean island of Malta, the playevokes contemporary Elizabethan social tensions, especially the highlycharged issue of London's much-resented community of resident merchantforeigners. Barabas, the enormously wealthy Jew of the play's title,appears initially victimized by Malta's Christian Governor, who quotesscripture to support the demand that Jews cede their wealth to payMalta's tribute to the Turks. When he protests, Barabas is deprived ofhis wealth, his means of livelihood, and his house, which is convertedto a nunnery. In response to this hypocritical extortion, Barabaslaunches a horrific (and sometimes hilarious) course of violence thatgoes well beyond revenge, using murderous tactics that includeeverything from deadly soup to poisoned flowers. The play's sometimescomplex treatment of anti-Semitism and its relationship toShakespeare's Merchant of Venice remain matters of continuing scholarly reflection.
This student edition contains a lengthy Introduction with backgroundon the author, date and sources, theme, critical interpretation andstage history, as well as a fully annotated version of the playtext inmodern spelling.
James R. Siemon is Professor of English at Boston University.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780713677669
ISBN-10: 071367766X
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: n/a
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Methuen Drama
Seria New Mermaids
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 071367766X
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: n/a
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Methuen Drama
Seria New Mermaids
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
Full Introduction analyzing themes, content, author background and stage history
Notă biografică
The editor, James R Siemon is Professor of English Literature at Boston University.
Descriere
'A farce of terribly serious, even savage comic humour' T.S Eliot
The Jew of Malta wasarguably the most popular play of the Elizabethan era. This new studentedition is freshly revised to incorporate the latest stage history andcritical interpretations of the play.
The Jew of Malta wasarguably the most popular play of the Elizabethan era. This new studentedition is freshly revised to incorporate the latest stage history andcritical interpretations of the play.
Cuprins
IntroductionList
of
IllustrationsThe
Jew
of
MaltaAppendicesFurther
ReadingIndex
Recenzii
A provocative edition, one which belongs on the shelves of student and scholar alike. --Martha Oberle, Frederick Community College, Maryland, in The Sixteenth Century Journal