Erotismo no teatro judaico no início do século XX: obscenidade ou questionamento

Gilberto Gamer

doi:10.35699/1982-3053.2025.63661

Authors

Gilberto Gamer University of Otago https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6206-7442

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/1982-3053.2025.63661

Keywords:

Jewish Theatre, Eroticism, Morality

Abstract

The article analyses the presence and functions of eroticism in Jewish Theatre at the beginning of the 20th century, investigating whether its appearance on stage constituted mere obscenity or, instead, a form of critical and pedagogical provocation. Focusing on three plays: Ibergus by Leib Malach, God of Vengeance by Sholem Asch and The Dybbuk by S. An-ski), it is argued that eroticism was strategically employed by playwrights and directors, not as a simple scandal or commercial appeal, but as an “aesthetic bait” capable of drawing audiences into deeper debates on ethics, hypocrisy, power, gender, and authority within the Jewish tradition.

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Author Biography

Gilberto Gamer, University of Otago

Mestre em Administração de Negócios pela University of Otago, Nova Zelândia.

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