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Victor Sejour
Books by Victor Sejour
The Fortune Teller
Commentaries by M. Lynn Weiss / Translated with commentary by Norman R. Shapiro
Penned by Victor Sejour (1817-1874), a francophone Creole native of Louisiana of African descent, The Fortune-Teller (ital) was first performed in French in 1859, just one year after six-year-old Edgardo Mortara was removed from his Jewish home by the Bologna inquisitor after being baptized by a ...
The Jew of Seville
Introduction by M. Lynn Weiss / Translated with commentary by Norman R. Shapiro
A popular play written by Victor Sejour (1817-1874) a francophone native of Louisiana of African descent, The Jew of Seville is a five-act verse drama first performed in 1844. It tells the story of Jacob Eliacin, a Jew, during the Spanish Inquisition.
As the play opens, Eliacin (now known...
As the play opens, Eliacin (now known...