"On everyone's lips"
humanists, Jews, and the tale of Simon of Trent
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Publication
2012 - Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Tempe, Arizona, Arizona
Language
English
Word Count
59,750 words, Guess
Page Count
239 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780866984669
- ISBN-100866984666
- OCLC Control Number784124951
- OCLC Control Number827084169
- Better World Books9780866984669
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25276354M
Classifications
- DDC870.8/038296
- LCCBM585.2 .O54 2012
- LCCBM585.2.O54 2012
Description
The death of a small child called Simon in the town of Trent in 1475 was blamed on the local Jewish community who were accused of abducting, torturing, and strangling him as a way of obtaining Christian blood to use in their rituals. The prince-bishop of Trent orchestrated a campaign against the Jews: poets and humanists wrote about the case on the basis of first-hand knowledge or acquaintance with the trial records and provided detailed accounts of the supposed Jewish conspiracy and murder. The 'blood libel' against the Jews was familiar to most Europeans but the tales from Trent made available in English here for the first time were unprecedented in their detail, savagery of denunciation, and scope of circulation thanks to the new medium of print. As a result the story of Simon's 'martyrdom' and miracles, as well as the prosecution and execution of the Jews, resonated in the European consciousness for centuries.
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Series Statement
- Medieval and Renaissance texts and studies -- volume 418
- Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies (Series) -- v. 418.
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