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Peer reviewedMersand, Joseph – English Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Authors, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
Download full textMersand, Joseph; And Others – 1969
The position of the Jew in the Middle Ages and the Jewish stereotype as it appears in "The Merchant of Venice" and "Oliver Twist" are the subjects of this publication. An introductory essay analyzes the characters of Shylock and Fagin, and a study guide continues this discussion and presents suggested classroom activities,…
Descriptors: Characterization, Cultural Background, English Instruction, English Literature
Mersand, Joseph; Zara, Louis – 1969
This guide was prepared to give an historical as well as a contemporary perspective on American Jewish authors and their writings. An introductory section presents information on such authors as Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, and Philip Roth; on the unique problems which Jewish writers have encountered in America; and on the breadth of current…
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Cultural Background, Cultural Interrelationships
