The Jew of Malta: A Critical Reader
A Critical Reader
Published on 28. March 2013
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-4411-6939-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
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. -- Eoin Price, Eleanor Collins, Helen F. Smith, Chloe Preedy And Jem Bloomfield * Year's Work in English Studies *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
543 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-6939-6 (9781441169396)
DOI
CBID159030
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Person
Robert Logan is Professor of English and Chair, University of Hartford. He is co-editor of Marlowe's Empery, Placing the Plays of Christopher Marlowe and author of Shakespeare's Marlowe, winner of the 2009 Roma Gill Prize for Best New Work in Marlowe studies.
Content
Introduction \ 1. The Critical Backstory: Bruce E. Brandt \ 2. The Performance History: Sara Munson Deats \ 3. The State of the Art: Current Critical Research: Andrew Duxfield \ 4 New Directions I: Roslyn L. Knutson \ 5. New Directions II: Ian McAdam \ 6. New Directions III: Kirk Melnikoff \ 7. New Directions IV: M. L. Stapleton\ 8. A Survey of Resources: Sarah K. Scott \ References \ Index