HOWARD JACOBSON’S SHYLOCK IS MY NAME, A POSTMODERN INTERTEXTUAL BOND WITH THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
HOWARD JACOBSON’S SHYLOCK IS MY NAME, A POSTMODERN INTERTEXTUAL BOND WITH THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Author(s): Esther PETER (ANDRAŞ)Subject(s): Literary Texts, Philology, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Shakespeare; Jacobson; Merchant of Venice; Shylock Is My Name; intertextuality;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to explore the complex interrelations between William Shakespeare’s most controversial play, The Merchant of Venice (1623) and Howard Jacobson’s postmodern reinterpretation, Shylock Is My Name (2016). The hallmark of Renaissance, intertextuality has become one of the most significant features of postmodernism, revealing that Shakespeare’s works offer one version of an already existing story and not the final literary product. Jacobson’s novel illustrates the reconsideration and transposition of ideas presented by the Shakespearean text into new literary forms in accordance with new literary and cultural practices. In an attempt to supply answers, the relational analysis of the texts in this study, raises even more questions and suggests further reflection and research.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 800-811
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English