Description
With brilliant historical perspective and insight, theater critic John Gross explores the complex and influential history that has given Shylock a life beyond the play and established him as a figure of world mythology. Illuminating Shylock's evolution on the stage, his importance to writers and psychologists, and his enduring influence on society and culture, John Gross sheds as much light on our own shifting attitudes and beliefs as on the rich and disquieting figure Shakespeare created.
Author: John Gross
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 01/04/1994
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.54w x 1.01d
ISBN13: 9780671883867
ISBN10: 0671883860
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Drama
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare
- Drama | General
Author: John Gross
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 01/04/1994
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.54w x 1.01d
ISBN13: 9780671883867
ISBN10: 0671883860
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Drama
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare
- Drama | General
About the Author
John Gross FRSL was an eminent English man of letters. A leading intellectual, writer, anthologist, and critic, The Guardian and The Spectator were among several publications to describe Gross as "the best-read man in Britain"