Reviews for A Discourse for the Holy Grail in Old French Romance

The average rating for A Discourse for the Holy Grail in Old French Romance based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-12-31 00:00:00 Tim Libra Einbinder examines Jewish martyrological poetry of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries to argue that it is useful for understanding Jewish aspirations towards life and death and some quotidian concerns. The poems also serve as polemic pieces, which Einbinder posits increased the gulf between Christians and Jews. The texts reflect some contemporary interaction with Latin hagiography and were primarily written by and for and elite, educated group of males. Books can also be martyrs.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-10-02 00:00:00 Mark Zimmerman "Everyone knows" the story of Jews in the Middle Ages: moneylending, pogroms, blood libel, exile. Einbinder's study of Jewish martyr chronicles and songs challenges the conception you didn't know you had that medieval Jews were defined solely by persecution. She draws out an amazing amount of details about everyday life, how Jews coped practically and theologically with Christian oppression--and, not incidentally, allows Jewish literature itself to stand as proof of just how vibrant these communities really were.