Hideous Characters and Beautiful Pagans

Hideous Characters and Beautiful Pagans
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9780472130306
ISBN-13 : 0472130307
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Book Synopsis Hideous Characters and Beautiful Pagans by : Heather Nathans

Download or read book Hideous Characters and Beautiful Pagans written by Heather Nathans and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how the earliest representations of Jewish characters on American stages mirrored treatment of Jewish Americans outside the playhouse


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