The Jew in the Medieval Book: English Antisemitisms 1350-1500

(Book #60 in the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series)

by Anthony Bale

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This interdisciplinary study explores images of Jews and Judaism in late medieval English literature and culture. Using four main categories - history, miracle, cult and Passion - Anthony Bale demonstrates how varied and changing ideas of Judaism coexisted within well-known anti-semitic literary and visual models, depending on context, authorship and audience. He examines the ways in which English writers, artists and readers used and abused the Jewish...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521142032

ISBN13:9780521142038

Release Date:April 2010

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:284 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Ancient & Classical Literature Criticism & Theory English Literature History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Medieval Movements & Periods

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The Jew in the Medieval Book: English Antisemitisms 1350-1500

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