{"product_id":"love-and-anti-judaism-in-medieval-english-romance-typologies-of-violence-and-desire-hardcover","title":"Love and Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance: Typologies of Violence and Desire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHope Doherty-Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the theological questions posed by portrayals of love, sexual violence, and sacrifice in medieval romance. The book argues that these themes are by nature entangled with the discourse of anti-Judaism, which can be turned inwardly to expose irresolution within Christianity itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove and anti-Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e examines the questions romance asks of the most significant events in Christian history.\u003cbr\u003eThrough close readings of \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Orfeo, Sir Gowther \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSir Amadace\u003c\/i\u003e, this book demonstrates that romance explores ruptures in the Christian practice of reading the Hebrew Bible as a prefiguration of the life of Christ. Such a mode of biblical reading is foundational to medieval anti-Judaism, with Judaism accused of being incomplete or incorrect because it did not depend upon Christ. Focusing on the Song of Songs, \u003ci\u003eLove and anti-Judaism \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that medieval exegesis often depended upon the figure of Synagoga, the personification of Jewish faith and community in the Christian imagination, for the construction of Christ as a lover who sacrificed himself for his bride. \u003cbr\u003eSuch dependence enabled medieval romance to build world-shaking ambivalence into its portrayals of love and sexual violence. Investigating anti-Judaism as a discourse of violence and desire that could be turned inward to expose the irresolution in Christianity, this book demonstrates that medieval romance reanimates biblical sacrifice in the vulnerabilities of love. \u003cbr\u003e'An immensely learned and thought-provoking exploration of the connections between love and religion in medieval romance'.\u003cbr\u003e Jacqueline Tasioulas, Professor of Medieval English \u0026amp; Scots, Clare College, University of Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e'This bracing, highly original book will surely transform the way we understand the relationship between Christian theology and courtly romance.'\u003cbr\u003e Emily Steiner, Rose Family Endowed Term Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope Doherty-Harrison is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51988323172653,"sku":"9781526183170","price":182.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/XKnNI2Lfxt9781526183170.webp?v=1776207014","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/love-and-anti-judaism-in-medieval-english-romance-typologies-of-violence-and-desire-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}