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The Image of Wealthy Jewish Merchants in Elizabethan Drama and National Maritime Anxiety
SHI Xing, LIU Li-hui
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2023.06.008
Southwest University, Chongqing, China
The Jewish narratives in Shakespearean drama can be seen as a reflective projection of the playwright’s thoughts on the country’s maritime industry. In the latter half of the 16th century, the government adopted an expansion policy in the economy, and the Elizabethan government established trade relations with Turkey, which secured the Mediterranean’s irreplaceable position in English trade. As a result, English playwrights of the time started to focus on the Mediterranean trade circle to cater to England’s trade policy. At the same time, as Jews played a crucial role in the Mediterranean trade circle during this period, these playwrights affirmed the positive role of the maritime industry by endowing Jews with wealthy merchant identities, which alleviated the anxiety of the public towards the maritime industry and catering to the state’s trade expansion policy.
Jewish narratives, Mediterranean, trade, expansion policy
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, June 2023, Vol. 13, No. 6, 439-448
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