Author : Erica Jong
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 32,46 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Actresses
ISBN : 9780747531579
A story of Venice today and Venice in its illustrious past, this novel gives the reader a portrait of the modern-day film world and a clue to the passions behind Shakespeare's most enigmatic work. Jessica Pruitt, a Hollywood actress in her forties has come to Venice to judge the film festival.
Author : Erica Jong
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 26,31 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1480438855
An actress travels back in time to Venice and has a passionate affair with William Shakespeare, in this novel by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author. A glamorous Hollywood film star, Jessica Pruitt fears the best days of her career are behind her. Arriving in Italy soon after losing custody of her young daughter, she hopes to forget her woes by serving as a judge at the Venice Film Festival and immersing herself in preparations for her starring role in a new cinematic take on The Merchant of Venice. For the aging but still beautiful actress, this ancient, crumbling city of canals is the perfect escape, enchanting her with its history, its magic, and its mystery. Then one day, while strolling through the old Jewish quarter, she finds herself in a very different Venice—one that hasn’t existed for five hundred years—as the heroine of a new theatrical endeavor by an enigmatic young playwright named Will Shakespeare. Suddenly, impossibly, Jessica has found a new beginning, a new audience—and, in the arms of a genius fledgling bard, a love affair more stimulating, satisfying, and liberating than any she will ever know, even five centuries on. Originally published as Serenissima, this “hypnotic” novel by the bestselling author of Fear of Flying is a magical tale set in a magical city, and a delightfully uninhibited love story that transcends time (The Washington Post Book World). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erica Jong including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Author : Mirjam Pressler
Publisher : Macmillan Children's Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 28,28 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9780330484107
Jessica, the 16-year old daughter of miserly pawnbroker Shylock, feels trapped by the endless rules of the 16th-century Venetian ghetto, until she falls for Lorenzo, a handsome and charming aristocrat. But it is a doomed passion - for Jessica is a Jew and Lorenzo a Christian.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,33 MB
Release : 1889
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Maurice Schwartz
Publisher :
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 39,35 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Shylock (Fictitious character)
ISBN :
The Yiddish Art Theatre presents Ari Ibn-Zahav's "Shylock and His Daughter," a drama in two parts and fourteen scenes, dramatized and staged by Maurice Schwartz, music by Joseph Rumshinsky, scenic designer James R. Hotchkis, dances arranged by David Lison and Selma Schneider, stage manager Morris Strassberg.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 35,54 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Jews
ISBN :
Author : Mirjam Pressler
Publisher : Dial Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,20 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fathers and daughters
ISBN : 9780803726673
A wealthy Jewish girl contemplates leaving her family and religion behind to join a handsome aristocrat named Lorenzo.
Author : Christopher Moore
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,42 MB
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062194879
Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy from the Queen of Britain: the rascal-Fool Pocket. This trio of cunning plotters—the merchant, Antonio; the senator, Montressor Brabantio; and the naval officer, Iago—have lured Pocket to a dark dungeon, promising an evening of sprits and debauchery with a rare Amontillado sherry and Brabantio's beautiful daughter, Portia. But their invitation is, of course, bogus. The wine is drugged. The girl isn't even in the city limits. Desperate to rid themselves once and for all of the man who has consistently foiled their grand quest for power and wealth, they have lured him to his death. (How can such a small man, be such a huge obstacle?). But this Fool is no fool . . . and he's got more than a few tricks (and hand gestures) up his sleeve. Greed, revenge, deception, lust, and a giant (but lovable) sea monster combine to create another hilarious and bawdy tale from modern comic genius, Christopher Moore.
Author : Efraim Sicher
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 37,85 MB
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1498527795
A new approach to thinking about the representation of the Other in Western society, The Jew’s Daughter: A Cultural History of a Conversion Narrative offers an insight into the gendered difference of the Jew. Focusing on a popular narrative of “The Jew’s Daughter,” which has been overlooked in conventional studies of European anti-Semitism, this innovative study looks at canonical and neglected texts which have constructed racialized and sexualized images that persist today in the media and popular culture. The book goes back before Shylock and Jessica in TheMerchant of Venice and Isaac and Rebecca in Ivanhoe to seek the answers to why the Jewish father is always wicked and ugly, while his daughter is invariably desirable and open to conversion. The story unfolds in fascinating transformations, reflecting changing ideological and social discourses about gender, sexuality, religion, and nation that expose shifting perceptions of inclusion and exclusion of the Other. Unlike previous studies of the theme of the Jewess in separate literatures, Sicher provides a comparative perspective on the transnational circulation of texts in the historical context of the perception of both Jews and women as marginal or outcasts in society. The book draws on examples from the arts, history, literature, folklore, and theology to draw a complex picture of the dynamics of Jewish-Christian relations in England, France, Germany, and Eastern Europe from 1100 to 2017. In addition, the responses of Jewish authors illustrate a dialogue that has not always led to mutual understanding. This ground-breaking work will provoke questions about the history and present state of prejudiced attitudes in our society.
Author : Jules Tasca
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780573650659
Shylock's Daughter:A new take on characters from Shakespeare¿s The Merchant of Venice. Shylock¿s 16 year old daughter has fallen in love with a Catholic boy. She¿s even willing to convert. The two find a priest who, while at first unwilling to marry them, is swayed by the offer of gold that the girl can steal from her father. ** Prince Lear: A new take on characters from Shakespeare¿s King Lear. The King¿s three daughters await the birth of another child. The king is hoping for a son, an heir. The girls hope otherwise. Their mother dies in childbirth, and by the time the King returns home, the baby is dead as well. ** The MacDuff Tragedy:A new take on characters from Shakespeare¿s Macbeth. As Macduff surveys the carnage and the corpses of his dead family, they come to life and vent their recriminations against him for his actions. It¿s better to be alive and in sorrow than to be dead. ** Friar Falstaff:A new take on one of Shakespeare¿s most beloved characters. Recently dismissed by the king for his dissolute ways, Falstaff arrives at the monastery where his only brother is a novice. Falstaff has been evicted by his landlady, and can¿t stand living with his mother. He tells his brother that their mother desperately want him to leave the monastery and father children because she¿s afraid that their line will die out. The brother believes Falstaff¿s story and escapes from the monastery.
