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"Scorned my nation" : a comparison of translations of The merchant of Venice into German, Hebrew, and Yiddish / Dror Abend-David.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks PR2825 .A83 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abend-David, Dror, 1966-
- Series:
- Comparative cultures and literatures ; vol. 16.
- Comparative cultures and literatures ; vol. 16
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Translations into German--History and criticism.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Translations into Hebrew--History and criticism.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Translations into Yiddish--History and criticism.
- Shylock (Fictitious character).
- Shylock.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Jews in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 247 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Peter Lang, [2003]
- Contents:
- Chapter I Shakespeare, Jews, and the Missing Link: German Translations and Adaptations of The Merchant of Venice 13
- Chapter II A Love-Hate Relationship: German Tradition in Yiddish Translations and Adaptations of The Merchant of Venice 54
- Chapter III Introverted and Extroverted Representations: Yiddish and Hebrew Representations of The Merchant of Venice and of Shylock's Character during and after the Second World War 114
- Epilogue: Shylock during the "Age of Reparations": The Merchant of Venice as a Symbol of Contemporary Relations between Germans, Israelis, and Diaspora Jews 186
- Appendix I A Chronological List of Related Events, Performances, and Translations of The Merchant of Venice into German 206
- Appendix II A Chronological List of Related Events, Performances, and Translations of The Merchant of Venice into Yiddish 217
- Appendix III A Chronological List of Related Events, Performances, and Translations of The Merchant of Venice into Hebrew 223.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-236) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0820457981
- OCLC:
- 48475622
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