Anti-Semitic Stereotypes
A Paradigm of Otherness in English Popular Culture, 1660-1830
Published on 26. April 1995
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Hardback
376 pages
978-0-8018-4903-9 (ISBN)
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In Anti-Semitic Stereotypes, Felsenstein focuses on English cultural attitudes toward Jews during what is known as the "longer" eighteenth century, from roughly 1660 through 1830. He describes the persistence through the period of certain negative biases that, in many cases, can be traced back at least to the late Middle Ages. Felsenstein finds evidence of these biases in a wide range of primary sources-chapbooks, ephemeral pamphlets, tracts, jest books, prints, folklore, proverbial expressions, and so on, as well as in the products of higher culture. With the advent of the nineteenth century, however, he sees a gradual development of more liberal attitudes in English society, "inchmeal evidence of the loosening hold upon the collective imagination of medieval beliefs concerning the Jews."
Reviews / Votes
Intelligent and informative. Two aspects are especially valuable. [Felsenstein] makes more extensive use than previous writers of ephemeral literature-tracts, periodicals, chapbooks, sermons, and so forth; and he analyses pictorial evidence, which in practice means satirical prints, with as much care as the written word.-John Gross, Times Literary Supplement Felsenstein's book shows just how widespread and persistent . . . stereotyping was and makes available for further analysis a considerable amount of new information, especially pictorial evidence, which he analyzes brilliantly.
-James Shapiro, Shakespeare Quarterly Felsenstein's enormously absorbing, fluent yet provocative study ultimately questions the defeat of the image of Jewish 'Otherness' . . . If the traditional Whig version of history would point towards the triumph of a cosy English tolerance, Felsenstein's study provides powerful support to those scholars of minorities in Britain who would point to the persistence of prejudice.
-Mark Levene, Notes and Queries A luminous and scholarly survey of a familiar subject from a fresh perspective.
-Michael Shinagel, The Age of Johnson An excellent example of intelligent, learned, and informative cultural history.
-Vincent Carretta, Albion
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
32 s/w Abbildungen
32 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
709 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-4903-9 (9780801849039)
DOI
10.56021/9780801849039
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Frank Felsenstein
Anti-Semitic Stereotypes
A Paradigm of Otherness in English Popular Culture, 1660-1830
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Frank Felsenstein is the Reed D. Voran Honors Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Ball State University. He was previously Reader in Eighteenth-Century Studies at the University of Leeds.
Content
List of Illustrations
Chronology
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Stereotypes
Chapter 2. Jews and Devils
Chapter 3. Following Readmission: Evolving Stereotypes
Chapter 4. Wandering Jew, Vagabond Jews
Chapter 5. Conversion
Chapter 6. Ceremonies
Chapter 7. "Ev'ry child hates Shylock"
Chapter 8. The Jew Bill
Chapter 9. Toward Emancipation
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Chronology
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Stereotypes
Chapter 2. Jews and Devils
Chapter 3. Following Readmission: Evolving Stereotypes
Chapter 4. Wandering Jew, Vagabond Jews
Chapter 5. Conversion
Chapter 6. Ceremonies
Chapter 7. "Ev'ry child hates Shylock"
Chapter 8. The Jew Bill
Chapter 9. Toward Emancipation
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography