Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
152
Language
English
Published
Jul 27, 2012
Publisher
Moreclacke Publishing
ISBN-10
0615663168
ISBN-13
9780615663166
Description
"Sheva, the Benevolent" is a faithful adaptation of Richard Cumberland's 1794 comedy, "The Jew: or, Benevolent Hebrew," featuring Sheva, the first Jewish moneylender to be portrayed as the hero of a stage comedy. The paperback edition includes an introduction by 18th Century theater scholar Jean Marsden and a facsimile of the original play as published in 1823. (The Kindle edition does not include the facsimile.)
Genres
Humor