{"product_id":"the-jew-of-malta-broadview-editions","title":"The Jew of Malta (Broadview Editions)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst performed by Shakespeares rivals in the 1590s  Christopher Marlowes The Jew of Malta was a trend-setting  innovative play whose black comedy and final tragic irony illuminate the darker regions of the Elizabethan cultural imagination. Although Jews were banished from England in 1291  the Jew in the form of Barabas  the plays protagonist  returns on the stage to embody and to challenge the dramatic and cultural anti-Semitic stereotypes out of which he is constructed. The result is a theatrically sophisticated but deeply unsettling play whose rich cultural significance extends beyond the early modern period to the present day. The introduction and historical documents in this edition provide a rich context for the world of the plays composition and production  including materials on Jewishness and anti-Semitism  the political struggles over Malta  and Christopher Marlowes personal and political reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968124383285,"sku":"ByrdShop_155481068X","price":45.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781554810680.jpg?v=1770646862","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-jew-of-malta-broadview-editions","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}