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- Title
Shylock in the Cinema: Michael Radford's The Merchant of Venice.
- Authors
Versiani Galery, Maria-Clara
- Abstract
This article discusses different responses to Michael Radford's 2004 screen rendition of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. It examines selected newspaper reviews, as well as academic papers that critique the filmic adaptation of Shakespeare's play, taking into account its representation of Shakespeare's Jew. The article interrogates to what extent the medium - theatre or cinema - affects the way the audience experiences the work, especially when dealing with an issue as complex as antisemitism. In this manner, Radford's attempt to historicize the events in Merchant is viewed as a form of attenuating the antisemitic elements in the play.
- Subjects
SHYLOCK (Fictional character); FILM characters; MERCHANT of Venice, The (Film); RADFORD, Michael, 1946-; ANTISEMITISM; STEREOTYPES; CHARACTERS of William Shakespeare; JEWS
- Publication
European Judaism, 2018, Vol 51, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
0014-3006
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3167/ej.2017.510217