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8 produkter
New York’s Yiddish Theater
From the Bowery to Broadway
Av Edna Nahshon
Inbunden, 2016
622 kr
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In the early decades of the twentieth century, a vibrant theatrical culture took shape on New York City's Lower East Side. Original dramas, comedies, musicals, and vaudeville, along with sophisticated productions of Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov, were innovatively staged for crowds that rivaled …
Yiddish Proletarian Theatre
The Art and Politics of the Artef, 1925-1940
Av Edna Nahshon
Inbunden, 1998
1101 kr
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The Artef (1925-1940) began as a radical Yiddish workers' theatre and developed into a major American Yiddish theatre company. It was among the acknowledged pillars of the Theatre of Social Consciousness, a movement that redefined the course for the American stage during the half century that …
From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot
Israel Zangwill's Jewish Plays
Av Israel Zangwill, Edna Nahshon
Häftad, 2005
465 kr
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In his historic play ""The Melting Pot"", Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) introduced into our discourse a potent metaphor that for nearly a hundred years has served as a key definition of the United States. The play, enthusiastically espoused by President Theodore Roosevelt, to whom it was dedicated, …
Wrestling with Shylock
Jewish Responses to The Merchant of Venice
Av Edna Nahshon, Michael Shapiro
Inbunden, 2017
2567 kr
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Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice occupies a unique place in world culture. As the fictional, albeit iconic, character of Shylock has been interpreted as exotic outsider, social pariah, melodramatic villain and tragic victim, the play, which has been performed and read in dozens of languages, …
Jews and Shoes
Av Edna Nahshon
Inbunden, 2008
1909 kr
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Shoes are an integral part of Jewish material culture. Although they appear in some of the most foundational biblical stories, they are generally regarded as no more than lowly, albeit essential, accessories. Jews and Shoes takes a fresh look at the makings and meanings of shoes, cobblers, and …
Jews and Shoes
Av Edna Nahshon
Häftad, 2008
533 kr
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Shoes are an integral part of Jewish material culture. Although they appear in some of the most foundational biblical stories, they are generally regarded as no more than lowly, albeit essential, accessories. Jews and Shoes takes a fresh look at the makings and meanings of shoes, cobblers, and …
Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context
Av Edna Nahshon
Inbunden, 2012
3143 kr
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Jewish theater practitioners, playwrights, critics, financiers and audiences have played an enormous role in the development of the European and American theater. Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context, a collection of essays by an international cadre of theater scholars, addresses this …
