- Title:
- The Jew in Fiction
- Author:
- Amy Levy
- Date Created:
- 1886
- Description:
- An essay in The Jewish Chronicle critiquing the lack of nuanced Jewish representation in English literature of the time. Levy laments that while Jews hold prominent positions in English society, business, politics, and the arts, contemporary fiction largely relies on stereotypical portrayals like Shylock and Rebecca of York, with only a few works like "Daniel Deronda" making sincere but ultimately incomplete attempts to capture modern Jewish life and character.
- Subjects:
- Jews--Fiction English fiction--19th century--History and criticism Sterotypes (Social psychology) in literature
- Language:
- English
- Location:
- London
- Publisher:
- The Jewish Chronicle
- Source Identifier:
- vjwp_192
- Type:
- newspaper
- Format:
- Relation:
- In The Jewish Chronicle, June 4, 1886, p. 13.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "The Jew in Fiction," Victorian Jewish Writers Project. victorianjewishwritersproject.org/items/vjwp_192.html
- Reference Link:
- victorianjewishwritersproject.org/items/vjwp_192.html