THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE JEWS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES: HISTORICAL AND LITERARY CONVERGENCES
THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE JEWS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES: HISTORICAL AND LITERARY CONVERGENCES
Author(s): Claudia BosoiSubject(s): Jewish studies, Studies of Literature, Economic history, Middle Ages
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: commerce; the money-lender Jew; the Court Jew; the Middle Ages; literary approach;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper aims to illustrate the economic status of the Jews during the Middle Ages, and more specific – two different landmarks: the money-lender Jew and the Court Jew. The following analysis will provide a brief historical background, it will investigate some relevant cases, and it will offer a refreshing point of view to the subject, set up from a literary approach.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 503-509
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Romanian