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The critics and the prioress : antisemitism, criticism, and Chaucer's Prioress's tale, Heather Blurton and Hannah Johnson
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- Summary
- "Of all the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer's Prioress's Tale, in which a young schoolboy is murdered by Jews for singing a song in praise of the Virgin Mary, poses a problem to contemporary readers because of the anti-semitism of the story it tells. Both the Tale's anti-semitism and its "Chaucerianism"--Its fitness or aptness as part of the Chaucerian canon--are significant topics of reflection for modern readers, who worry about the Tale's ethical implications as well as Chaucer's own implications. Over the past fifty years, scholars have asked whether the anti-semitism in the tale is that of the Prioress? Or of Chaucer the pilgrim? Or of Chaucer the author? Or, indeed, whether one ought to discuss anti-semitism in the Prioress's Tale at all, considering the potential anachronism of expecting medieval texts to conform to contemporary ideologies. The Critics and the Prioress responds to a critical stalemate between the demands of ethics and the entailments of methodology. The book addresses key moments in criticism of the Prioress's Tale--particularly those which stage an encounter between historicism and ethics--in order to interrogate these critical impasses while suggesting new modes for future encounters. It is an effort to identify, engage, and reframe some significant--and perennially repeated--arguments staked out in this criticism, such as the roles of gender, aesthetics, source studies, and the appropriate relationship between ethics and historicism. The Critics and the Prioress will be an essential resource for Chaucer scholars researching as well as teaching the Prioress's Tale. Scholars and students of Middle English literature and medieval culture more generally will also be interested in this book's rigorous analysis of contemporary scholarly approaches to expressions of anti-semitism in Chaucer's England"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- The Critics and the Prioress: A Retrospective
- Missing Sources, Text Networks, and Yonge Hugh of Lyncoln
- Quod She: Gender, Antisemitism, and Criticism
- Chaucer's First Critics: Reading the Prioress's Tale in the Fifteenth Century
- Isbn
- 9780472122813
- Label
- The critics and the prioress : antisemitism, criticism, and Chaucer's Prioress's tale
- Title
- The critics and the prioress
- Title remainder
- antisemitism, criticism, and Chaucer's Prioress's tale
- Statement of responsibility
- Heather Blurton and Hannah Johnson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Of all the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer's Prioress's Tale, in which a young schoolboy is murdered by Jews for singing a song in praise of the Virgin Mary, poses a problem to contemporary readers because of the anti-semitism of the story it tells. Both the Tale's anti-semitism and its "Chaucerianism"--Its fitness or aptness as part of the Chaucerian canon--are significant topics of reflection for modern readers, who worry about the Tale's ethical implications as well as Chaucer's own implications. Over the past fifty years, scholars have asked whether the anti-semitism in the tale is that of the Prioress? Or of Chaucer the pilgrim? Or of Chaucer the author? Or, indeed, whether one ought to discuss anti-semitism in the Prioress's Tale at all, considering the potential anachronism of expecting medieval texts to conform to contemporary ideologies. The Critics and the Prioress responds to a critical stalemate between the demands of ethics and the entailments of methodology. The book addresses key moments in criticism of the Prioress's Tale--particularly those which stage an encounter between historicism and ethics--in order to interrogate these critical impasses while suggesting new modes for future encounters. It is an effort to identify, engage, and reframe some significant--and perennially repeated--arguments staked out in this criticism, such as the roles of gender, aesthetics, source studies, and the appropriate relationship between ethics and historicism. The Critics and the Prioress will be an essential resource for Chaucer scholars researching as well as teaching the Prioress's Tale. Scholars and students of Middle English literature and medieval culture more generally will also be interested in this book's rigorous analysis of contemporary scholarly approaches to expressions of anti-semitism in Chaucer's England"--
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- Blurton, Heather
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Johnson, Hannah R.
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- Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Antisemitism in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Antisemitism in literature
- Label
- The critics and the prioress : antisemitism, criticism, and Chaucer's Prioress's tale, Heather Blurton and Hannah Johnson
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- cr
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- text
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- txt
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- Contents
- The Critics and the Prioress: A Retrospective -- Missing Sources, Text Networks, and Yonge Hugh of Lyncoln -- Quod She: Gender, Antisemitism, and Criticism -- Chaucer's First Critics: Reading the Prioress's Tale in the Fifteenth Century
- Control code
- ocn988083446
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780472122813
- Lccn
- 2016045207
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 10.3998/mpub.6426582
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- 22573/ctt1rdbf90
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- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)988083446
- Label
- The critics and the prioress : antisemitism, criticism, and Chaucer's Prioress's tale, Heather Blurton and Hannah Johnson
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Critics and the Prioress: A Retrospective -- Missing Sources, Text Networks, and Yonge Hugh of Lyncoln -- Quod She: Gender, Antisemitism, and Criticism -- Chaucer's First Critics: Reading the Prioress's Tale in the Fifteenth Century
- Control code
- ocn988083446
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780472122813
- Lccn
- 2016045207
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 10.3998/mpub.6426582
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1rdbf90
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)988083446
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