Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 The Culture of Conversion 15
7. 2 Writing English Comedy: "Patronizing Shylock" 57
8. 3 Writing English History: Nationalism and "National Guilt" 89
9. 4 Writing Spanish History: The Inquisition and "the Secret Race" 127
10. 5 Israel in England: English Culture and the "Hebrew Premier" 174
11. 6 Moses in Egypt: The Secret Jew in England 234
12. Epilogue 291
13. Notes 301
14. Index 333