Jew of Malta: A Critical Reader

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Av Robert A. Logan, Professor Robert A. Logan

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Christopher Marlowe’s drama, The Jew of Malta, has become an increasingly popular source for scholarly scrutiny, staged productions, and, most recently, a filmed version. The play follows the sometimes tragic, sometimes comic, often outrageous fortunes of its villainous protagonist, the Jew Barabas. In recent years the play has provoked as much interpretive controversy as any work in the Marlowe canon. This unique volume is therefore especially timely, providing fresh, varied approaches to the many enigmatic elements of the play.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-03-28
Mått129 x 198 x 20 mm
Vikt517 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieArden Early Modern Drama Guides
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781441169396

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Logan identifies three key interpretative cruxes that continue to preoccupy those studying The Jew of Malta: the extent of Marlowe’s familiarity with Machiavelli and his works; the vexed issue of the play’s genre; and the problems faced in arriving at a coherent understanding of the character of Barabas. Such questions provide an important context for the chapters that follow, which together offer a clear, concise, and accessible overview of the play’s reception history in criticism and performance, designed primarily for students and teachers.