Shylock Must Die

by Clive Sinclair

Since his first public appearance in the late 1590s, Shylock has been synonymous with antisemitism. Many of his bon mots remain common currency among Jew-haters; among them "3000 ducats" and the immortal "pound of flesh". But Shakespeare, being Shakespeare, was incapable of inventing anyone so uninteresting; instead he affords Shylock such ambiguity that some of his other lines have become keynotes for believers in shared humanity and tolerance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905559941
• ISBN13: 9781905559947
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Halban Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"