Madame Eglentyne, Geoffrey Chaucer and the Problem of Medieval Anti-Semitism
- Author / Editor
- Alexander, Philip S.
Madame Eglentyne, Geoffrey Chaucer and the Problem of Medieval Anti-Semitism
- Published
- Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 74 (1992): 109-20.
- Description
- Reviews anti-Semitism in PrT from a historical point of view. Defines anti-Semitism and its typical features: the death of the clergeon mirrors that of Christ; the Jews are linked with the devil; and they engage in usury. PrT is definitely anti-Semitic, and Chaucer knew what he was doing in writing it.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Prioress and Her Tale.