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Finding the Jewish Shakespeare : the life and legacy of Jacob Gordin /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaplan, Beth, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st paperback ed.
Subjects:
Gordin, Jacob, > 1853-1909.
Dramatists, American > 19th century > Biography.
Dramatists, Ukrainian > 19th century > Biography.
Dramatists, Yiddish > 19th century > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • Note to the reader
  • Prologue. The playwrights funeral
  • 1. Russia
  • 2. A Russian Jew in America
  • 3. The Golden Age
  • 4. Denouement
  • 5. The Jewish King Lear
  • Epilogue. Gordin's legacy to the world and to his family
  • Appendix. Partial list of Gordin's plays with original titles, 1891-1908
  • Selected bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.