The Birth of Shylock and the Death of Zero Mostel

The Birth of Shylock and the Death of Zero Mostel
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Publisher : Quartet Books (UK)
Total Pages : 408
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015040062591
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Book Synopsis The Birth of Shylock and the Death of Zero Mostel by : Arnold Wesker

Download or read book The Birth of Shylock and the Death of Zero Mostel written by Arnold Wesker and published by Quartet Books (UK). This book was released on 1997 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wesker relates the history of his play "Shylock, " from the inception of the idea, through its failure on Broadway (partly due to the death of the star, Zero Mostel), to its rejection by London theaters. In 1973 Wesker reacted to Laurence Olivier's performance of Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" as a "racial caricature" and was "powerfully reminded of the play's irremediably anti-Semitic impact ..." Wesker had an insight: had Shylock been saved from trying to take his "pound of flesh" from his Christian debtor, he would have said: "Thank God." Notes that it was not the Jew but Venetian society that insisted on contracts. Suggests that the lack of interest in this play in London stemmed from British antisemitism.


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