Marlowe, Shakespeare and the Jews

Synopsis

Joel Hurstfield, Astor Professor of English History at University College, London questions whether Marlowe and Shakespeare ever met a Jew? Professor Hurstfield asks this question in the light of The Jew of Malta and The Merchant of Venice and asks whether these plays are anti-semitic. A consideration of these questions in turn raises the fundamental one of toleration in Elizabethan society.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Availability

Unknown

Keywords

anti-Semitism; Jews; Marlowe, Christopher; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Contributor

Joel Hurstfield

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)