Chaucer and the Translation of the Jewish Scriptures
- Author / Editor
- Dove, Mary.
Chaucer and the Translation of the Jewish Scriptures
- Published
- Sheila Delany, ed. Chaucer and the Jews: Sources, Contexts, Meanings (New York and London: Routledge, 2002), pp. 89-107.
- Description
- Wycliffite translation of Jewish Scripture and the glosses and prologues that supplemented it often reflect curiosity about Jewish scholarship. Chaucer may have read the translation and may have admired the reading practices of the Jews.
- Alternative Title
- Chaucer and the Jews: Sources, Contexts, Meanings.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.