Jews and theatre in an intercultural context / edited by Edna Nahshon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nahshon, Edna.

Series:

Brill's series in Jewish studies.

Brill's series in Jewish studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--History and criticism.

Drama.

Jews in literature.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.

Theater--History--19th century.

Theater.

Theater--History--20th century.

Jews in the performing arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Jews and theater in an intercultural context

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jewish theater practitioners, playwrights, critics, financiers and audiences have played an enormous role in the development of the European and American theater. Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context , a collection of essays by an international cadre of theater scholars, addresses this subject. Focusing on the role of Jews and Jewishness in the theatrical field it discusses the representation of Jews on the American, European, and South American stage, with a strong emphasis on twentieth century theater and the contemporary theatrical scene.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Edna Nahshon

Religion and origins Angel, She-ass, Prophet: / Shimon Levy

From Alexandria to Berlin: / Sarit Cofman-Simhon

La Pasión de Jesús en Tafí: / Tamara Y. Kohn

Going Against the Grain: / Edna Nahshon

Plays and Playwrights Conceptions, Connotations, and/or Actions: / Matthias Naumann

Between “I and Thou”: / David U. Garfinkle

Holocaust Memory in the French-Jewish Theater of Jean-Claude Grumberg / Seth L. Wolitz

Holocaust Voices from the Edge of the Abyss: / Lisa Peschel

Apart from the Document: / Carol Martin

Fritz Kortner on the Post-War Stage: / Michael Bachmann

Interpretations and reinterpretations Jews in Fashion at the Moscow Art Theater / Laurence Senelick

Restaging La Juive in a Post-Holocaust Context / Hans-Peter Bayerdörfer

Contemporary Audiences and the Infamous ‘Pound of Flesh’ in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice / Melia Bensussen

The Contemporary Scene The Joy of Breaking Taboos: / Anat Feinberg

The Relativization of Victim and Perpetrator in the Hungarian Productions of Merchant of Venice and Mein Kampf / Aniko Szucs

From Purimspiel to Polish Masquerade: / Brigitte Sion

Diaspora Disneys: / Place of publication not identified Salamensky

From Halakha to Hadassah: / Carol Zemel

Appendix Mama’s Coming Back, Poor Orphan [A Song] by Jean-Claude Grumberg / Seth L. Wolitz

Index / Edna Nahshon.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-49624-X

9786613591470

90-04-22719-9

OCLC:

794328536

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004227194 DOI