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Shylock : A Shakespearian Pilgrimage single work   drama   - Two acts
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Shylock : A Shakespearian Pilgrimage
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

This play draws upon Rosenberg's poetry and quotations from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice to dramatise an informal tribunal or debate on whether the play should be considered anti-semitic. Characters include a Narrator, Stagemaster, Spirit and Clown.

Production Details

  • First staged at the Tower Theatre at the Malthouse, Melbourne, on 7 December 2006. Subsequently performed on 11 September 2010 by the Melbourne Shakespeare Society, directed by Wilfred Last and Judith Rodriguez. [Source: Alex Skovon, 'Landscapes of Disenchantment and Hope']

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First known date: 2006
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Works about this Work

Landscapes of Disenchantment and Hope Alex Skovron , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Singing for All He's Worth : Essays in Honour of Jacob G. Rosenberg 2011; (p. 1-23)
A Mysterious Time Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 2011 single work essay
— Appears in: Singing for All He's Worth : Essays in Honour of Jacob G. Rosenberg 2011; (p. 97-111)
Threads Marcia Jacobs , 2011 single work essay
— Appears in: Singing for All He's Worth : Essays in Honour of Jacob G. Rosenberg 2011; (p. 219-241)
Reflections on Shakespeare and Shylock Jacob G. Rosenberg , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 1 December 2006;
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