Inventing William of Norwich: Thomas of Monmouth, Antisemitism, and Literary Culture, 1150–1200

Heather Blurton

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2022

Inventing William of Norwich

Thomas of Monmouth, Antisemitism, and Literary Culture, 1150–1200

Heather Blurton

In the series The Middle Ages Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812298536

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About this book

In Inventing William of Norwich Heather Blurton offers a revisionist reading of Thomas Monmouth's account of the saint's life that contains the earliest account of a Christian child ritually murdered by Jews. She demonstrates how innovations in literary forms in the twelfth century shaped the articulation of medieval antisemitism.

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Heather Blurton is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction. Inventing William of Norwich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 The Language of the Liturgy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
Chapter 2 Ritual Crucifixion in the Age of the Hermit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Chapter 3 William at the Age of Twelve Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Chapter 4 William of Norwich Between History and Fiction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
Afterword Afterward Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 296
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- Other: 3 bw halftones
Keywords: Literature; Cultural Studies; Medieval and Renaissance Studies

eBook

Published: May 6, 2022
ISBN: 9780812298536