The Construction of Space(s) and Identity(s) in Medieval Literature: Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" as a Case Study.
- Author / Editor
- El Fahli, Mourad.
The Construction of Space(s) and Identity(s) in Medieval Literature: Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" as a Case Study.
- Published
- Mirabilia 27 (2018): 254-68.
- Description
- Addresses the engagement of medieval literature in the construction of European and Muslim identities in CT. Traces the origin and the politics behind the western construction of Muslims as "God's enemies in the Middle Ages and how this representation is paradoxically demystified by a latent fascination with Islamic scientific achievements.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General