Representations of Jews in Late Medieval and Early Modern German Literature: Second Printing (Studies in German Jewish History)

Martin, John D.

ISBN 10: 3039107186 / ISBN 13: 9783039107186

Published by Peter Lang AG, Internationaler V, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Representations of Jews in Late Medieval and Early Modern German Literature: Second Printing (Studies in German Jewish History)
• Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler V
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3039107186
• ISBN 13: 9783039107186
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

It is commonly held that medieval Christians viewed medieval Jews in exclusively negative terms. This is certainly the dominant opinion in much twentieth-century scholarship, and it is not wholly without justification. It is, however, an opinion that does not accurately reflect the breadth of medieval German Christian thinking about medieval German Jews. Drawing on Passion plays, hagiographical narratives and didactic literature, this monograph reveals a hitherto largely unacknowledged diversity in medieval German representations of Jews. In many of the best-attested texts from the late medieval and early modern periods, Jews appear in German literature as sympathetic, even morally exemplary figures.

About the Author

The Author: Born in 1968, John D. Martin received his Master’s Degrees in English and German from Indiana University and his doctorate from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He has published articles on medieval German literature and the medieval Icelandic sagas.