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Harrington(1817) is the personal narrative of a recovering anti-Semite, a young man whose phobia of Jews is instilled in early childhood and who must unlearn his irrational prejudice when he falls in love with the daughter of a Spanish Jew. In this novel, Edgeworth attempts to challenge prejudice and to show how literary representations affect public policy, while at the same time interrogating contemporary understandings of freedom in English society. This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and a judicious selection of appendices, including correspondence between Edgeworth and Rachel Mordecai Lazarus, excerpts from John Toland's Letters to Serenaand Reasons for Naturalizing the Jews, an excerpt from Isaac D'Israeli's article on Moses Mendelssohn, and contemporary reviews of the novel. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Spurred on in part by a letter she received from a Jewish educator living in North Carolina, Maria Edgeworth's Harrington exposes the vulgar hatreds, which simmer beneath the surface of an otherwise "civilized" society. The book itself is the engaging story of a man's experiences with anti-Semitism and his ultimate rejection of it. Harrington has been an anti-Semite since he was a young boy, when his nurse threatened him with "Simon the Jew" and being turned into sausage. His parents and their friends also dislike Jews, so no one puts a stop to his antics until it is almost too late. After he is sent to school he befriends a young Jewish boy named Jacob as well as his future rival Lord Mowbray. It is during this time with Jacob that Harrington begins overcoming his fear, which proves convenient when as an adult, he falls in love with Berenice, daughter of a Spanish Jew. Things come to a head and romantic rivalry, threats of disinheritance, and even a full scale city riot promptly ensue. In the process, Edgeworth makes a pointed commentary on the nature of prejudice and freedom and how they can be manipulated for political gain. While the work at times strays into the predictable and cliché, Harrington never looses its enjoyability and makes for a interesting view of theme largely ignored by other writers of her time. ( )