Deborah and her sisters : how one nineteenth-century melodrama and a host of celebrated actresses put Judaism on the world stage / Jonathan M. Hess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hess, Jonathan M., 1965- author.

Series:

Jewish culture and contexts.

Jewish Culture and Contexts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mosenthal, S. H. (Salomon Hermann), 1821-1877. Deborah.

Mosenthal, S. H.

Jews in popular culture.

Jewish drama--19th century--History and criticism.

Jewish drama.

Jewish women in literature.

Jewish culture and contexts.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018.

Summary:

Before Fiddler on the Roof, there was Deborah, a blockbuster melodrama about a Jewish woman forsaken by her non-Jewish lover. Deborah and Her Sisters offers the first comprehensive history of this transnational phenomenon, focusing on its ability to bring Jews and non-Jews together during a period of increasing antisemitism.

Contents:

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction. Shylockâ#x80;#x99;s Daughters: Philosemitism, Theater, and Popular Culture in the Nineteenth Century; Chapter 1. Anatomy of a Tearjerker: The Melodrama of the Forsaken Jewess; Chapter 2. Sensationalism, Sympathy, and Laughter: Deborah and Her Sisters; Chapter 3. Playing Jewish from Rachel to the Divine Sarah: Natural Acting and the Wonders of Impersonation; Chapter 4. Shylock and the Jewish Schiller: Jews, Non-Jews, and the Making of Philosemitism; Concluding Remarks. Jewishness, Theatricality, and the Legacy of Deborah; Notes.

Notes:

IndexAcknowledgments.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812294439

0812294432

OCLC:

1020032095