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.

Title
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