David Levinsky
Associate Professor of English at Yeshiva University specializing in medieval literature, cultural history, hermeneutics, and Jewish–Christian relations, and author of Inscription and Sacred Truth.
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Jul 16, 2025 • 35min
Medieval Literature IX: Drama and Tales
Professor David Levinsky, Associate Professor of English at Yeshiva University and specialist in medieval literature, discusses Chaucer's life, how he accessed texts outside academia, the innovative vernacular forms he pioneered, the Canterbury Tales' ambitious structure, provocative pieces like The Pardoner and the Wife of Bath, and Chaucer's ties to Italian influences and Jewish-Christian relations.
