Arts
American Shakespeare Center Co-founder and Director of Mission, and Mary Baldwin College Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a special lecture on William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. "On The Merchant of Venice and Being Jewish" addresses three questions: Was Shakespeare anti-Semitic? Is the play anti-Semetic? Should Jews oppose the production of The Merchant of Venice? Dr Ralph delivered this lecture before a live audience at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA, on June 24th, 2012.Dr. Ralph Presents: The Merchant of VeniceFile Size: 64.7 MB, Runtime: 56:31 minutes*Please note: Due to the conditions under which this podcast was recorded, there is some static that we were unable to remove from the audio; listeners with sensitive ears should be advised.*The PowerPoint presentation which accompanied this lecture will be available soon.