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Jewish Questions in Robert Wilson's The Three Ladies of London.
| Title: | Jewish Questions in Robert Wilson's The Three Ladies of London. |
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| Authors: | HIRSCH, BRETT D. |
| Source: | Early Theatre; 2016, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p37-56, 20p |
| 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? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Subject Terms: | JEWS in literature, AESTHETICS of the theater, PERFORMING arts |
| Reviews & Products: | THREE Ladies of London, The (Play) |
| People: | WILSON, Robert, 1941- |
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| ISSN: | 12069078 |
| DOI: | 10.12745/et.19-1.2544 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |
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