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BL
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| Record Number
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711216
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b533405
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| Main Entry
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Scrivener, Michael Henry,1948-
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| Title & Author
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Jewish representation in British literature 1780-1840 : : after Shylock /\ Michael Scrivener
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2011
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| Series Statement
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Nineteenth-century major lives and letters
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| Page. NO
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270 p. ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0230102891 (hardback)
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: 9780230102897 (hardback)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Abstract
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"Describing Jewish representation by Jews and Gentiles in the British Romantic era from the Old Bailey courtroom and popular songs to novels, poetry, and political pamphlets, Scrivener integrates popular culture with belletristic writing to explore the wildly varying treatments of stereotypical figures: the pedlar, the moneylender, the Jew's daughter, la belle juive, the convert, the prophet, the alchemist, and criminal"--
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English literature-- 18th century-- History and criticism
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English literature-- 19th century-- History and criticism
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Jews in literature
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Jews-- Great Britain-- Intellectual life
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Judaism and literature-- Great Britain
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| Dewey Classification
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820.9/3529924
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| LC Classification
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PR151.J5S44 2011
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