The Jew as Other in Victorian British Literature

Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion is pleased to host Dr. Carol Harris-Shapiro for an illustrated talk about the depiction of Jews in British 19th-century literature. The works of Charles Dickens, George Elliot, Trollope, and others will be explored for stereotypes of Jewish characters. Dr. Harris-Shapiro explores anti-Semitic, Philo-Semitic, and realistic representations of Jewish literary characters.