Author

Robert Alter

100 articles by Robert Alter

The Jewish Voice

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It has been frequently observed, by both philo-Semites and anti-Semites, that the numbers of Jews participating in the various fields…

Who Is Shylock?

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The Merchant of Venice has inspired a certain ambivalence through much of its four-century history, and that ambivalence is sharply…

Harold Bloom’s

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The well-known literary critic Harold Bloom will no doubt provoke, as he clearly intends, a storm of excitement, consternation, and…