Evolutions of Jewish character in British fiction : nor yet redeemed.

Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: "What Is a Jew?": Stereotypes, Realism, and the Construction of Character; 1 Shylock's Metamorphoses and the Jew Bill Controversy; 2 The Political Valences of Jews in the Revolutionary Decade; 3 Radical Selfhood: The Jew as Anti-Hero; 4 Historicizing Jewish National Character; 5 Anglo-Jews, or Jews in England?; Conclusion: The Shifting Ground of Jewish Representation; Works Cited; Index