Antisemitism and the Purposes of Historicism: Chaucer's "Prioress's Tale."

Author / Editor
Johnson, Hannah.

Title
Antisemitism and the Purposes of Historicism: Chaucer's "Prioress's Tale."

Published
Holly A. Crocker and D. Vance Smith, eds. Medieval Literature: Criticism and Debates (New York; Routledge, 2014), pp. 192-200.

Description
Responds to two critical analyses of PrT by Aranye Fradenburg and Lee Patterson, which highlight "methodological and ethical concerns" with historical analysis of the Tale. Promotes the need to "theorize and historicize" in order to gain deeper understanding of the ethical issues of PrT within the context of medieval Jewish-Christian relations.

Alternative Title
Medieval Literature: Criticism and Debates.

Chaucer Subjects
Prioress and Her Tale