Shylock: A Legend and Its Legacy

With brilliant historical perspective and insight, theater critic John Gross explores the complex and influential history that has given Shylock a life beyond the play and established him as a figure of world mythology.

Illuminating Shylock's evolution on the stage, his importance to writers and psychologists, and his enduring influence on society and culture, John Gross sheds as much light on our own shifting attitudes and beliefs as on the rich and disquieting figure Shakespeare created.

Author: John Gross
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 01/19/1994
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.54w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780671883867

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/20/1993