The Faginization of Shylock: Victorian Burlesque of The Merchant of Venice

Published: June 18, 2007, 9 p.m.

Both Dickens\u2019s Fagin and Shakespeare\u2019s Shylock are portrayed as the stereotype grotesque and villainous Jew. Join Michael Shapiro from the University of Illinois to explore what these characters and their creators have in common. [Humanities] [Show ID: 12411]