7. Shakespeare and the Jew Bill of 1753

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition vii
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. A Note on Texts xvii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. False Jews and Counterfeit Christians 13
8. 2. Myths, Histories, Consequences 43
9. 3. The Jewish Crime 89
10. 4. “The Pound of Flesh” 113
11. 5. The Hebrew Will Turn Christian 131
12. 6. Race, Nation, or Alien? 167
13. 7. Shakespeare and the Jew Bill of 1753 195
14. Conclusion 225
15. Notes 231
16. Select Bibliography 289
17. Index 305