Inventing William of Norwich
Author | : Heather Blurton |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2022-05-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812298536 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812298535 |
Rating | : 4/5 (535 Downloads) |
Download or read book Inventing William of Norwich written by Heather Blurton and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2022-05-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.