Jewish Theatre: A Global View

Herausgeber: Nahshon, Edna

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Produktbeschreibung

While a frequently used term, Jewish Theatre has become a contested concept that defies precise definition. Is it theatre by Jews? For Jews? About Jews? Though there are no easy answers for these questions, Jewish Theatre: A Global View, contributes greatly to the conversation by offering an impressive collection of original essays written by an international cadre of noted scholars from Europe, the United States, and Israel. The essays discuss historical and current texts and performance practices, covering a wide gamut of genres and traditions.

Produktdetails

• IJS Studies in Judaica Nr.8
• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9789004173354
• ISBN-10: 9004173358
• Artikelnr.: 26540382

Autorenporträt

Edna Nahshon is Professor of Hebrew at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and a Senior Associate at Oxford University's Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. A recognized authority on Jews and performance she is the recipient of prestigious academic grants from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Memorial Foundation, YIVO and the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, and the American Academy for Jewish Research. In her many publications she has focused on Yiddish theatre in America, the representation of Jews in late nineteen and early twentieth century theatre, and the nexus of religion and theatrical performance. Her books include: "Yiddish Proletarian Theatre: The Art and Politics of the Artef, 1925-1940" (1998), "From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot: Israel Zangwill's Jewish Plays" (2005), and "Jews and Shoes" (2008). She is currently working on a book titled "Countering Shylock" that examines Jewish responses to Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice."