The Prioress's Prologue to her Passionate Tale: Psalm 8:2, Matthew 21:16, and Jesus's Prophecy of Singing Stones
- Author / Editor
- Astell, Ann W.
The Prioress's Prologue to her Passionate Tale: Psalm 8:2, Matthew 21:16, and Jesus's Prophecy of Singing Stones
- Published
- Susan Yager and Elise E. Morse-Gagné, eds. Interpretation and Performance: Essays for Alan Gaylord (Provo, UT: Chaucer Studio Press, 2013), pp. 3-11.
- Description
- The quotation of Psalm 8 in PrP would have reminded Chaucer's audience of two Gospel narratives of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, one referring to singing children, the other to speaking stones. The power of this combined allusion links the clergeoun to Jesus, clarifying the semantic power of the singing body and the motivation for the tale's violent anti-Semitism.
- Alternative Title
- Interpretation and Performance: Essays for Alan Gaylord.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Prioress and Her Tale