莎翁名剧《威尼斯商人》的文本解读——兼论犹太律法的发展

A Textual Interpretation of The Merchant of Venice——On the Development of the Jewish Law

以莎士比亚名剧《威尼斯商人》中借贷还贷的情节为线,从犹太律法发展和文学人物塑造角度,叩问并解读中世纪末犹太教与基督教之间激烈冲突的实质。文学喜剧的背后,实际上是一场宗教迫害的悲剧,而犹太律法也正是在这一场场悲剧中不断得以完善和发展。

This paper, on the basis of Shakespeare＇s drama The Merchant of Venice, trys to reveal and interpret the essence of intense conflict between Judaism and Christianity at the close of Middle Ages. The author holds that this comedy, for the Jews, is in fact a tragedy of religious persecution, under which the Jewish Law survived and was constantly developed.