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1 online resource (245 pages) |
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Jewish Culture and Contexts Ser |
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Jewish Culture and Contexts Ser
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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IndexAcknowledgments |
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Print version record |
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Mosenthal, S. H. (Salomon Hermann), 1821-1877. Deborah.
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Jews in popular culture.
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Jewish drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Jewish women in literature.
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Jewish culture and contexts
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Jewish drama.
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Jewish women in literature.
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Jews in popular culture.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780812294439 |
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0812294432 |
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