E. M. Rose

E.M. Rose (born 1959), is a historian of medieval and early modern England and a journalist, and the inaugural Visiting Scholar in the Program in Medieval Studies [1] at Harvard University, best known for the book The Murder of William of Norwich.

The Murder of William of Norwich

Rose’s "stunning",[2]"brilliant",[3] "superbly researched and elegantly written"[4] first book, The Murder of William of Norwich: The Origins of the Blood Libel in Medieval Europe, published by Oxford University Press in 2015 [5] was widely acclaimed[2][3][4][6][7][8][9][10][11] as a landmark in the study of the history of the Blood libel, and was the first detailed, academic investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of William of Norwich, the historical incident to which the Blood libel can be traced.

The Murder of William of Norwich was recognized as a "Top Ten Book in History" by The Sunday Times (London)[6] and received the 2016 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award of the Phi Beta Kappa Society for "a scholarly study that contributes significantly to interpretation of the intellectual and cultural condition of humanity.[12]"

Ben Cohen in The Wall Street Journal's review called it “a landmark of historical research”,[7] Jonathan Brent in the review for Moment magazine described it as "groundbreaking and painstakingly documented.""[8] and Mark Oppenheimer, writing for Yale Alumni Magazine, noted "Rose’s book will, with its zippy narrative and clear prose, engage the reader coming to this gruesome topic for the first time."[11]

References

  1. ↑ Harvard Program in Medieval Studies retrieved October 4, 2016
  2. 1 2 Los Angeles Review of Books: The Mundane Origins of a Historical Drama by Irven M. Resnick, July 30, 2015 retrieved October 4, 2016
  3. 1 2 The Huffington Post: How Does Genocide Begin? A Review of 'The Murder of William of Norwich' by Joel L. Watts, August 10, 2015 retrieved October 4, 2016
  4. 1 2 Jewish Book Council: The Murder of William of Norwich review by David Sclar retrieved October 4, 2016
  5. ↑ Oxford University Press: The Murder of William of Norwich retrieved October 4, 2016
  6. 1 2 The Sunday Times: REVIEW: The Murder of William of Norwich by Dan Jones, 26 July 2015 retrieved October 4, 2016
  7. 1 2 The Wall Street Journal: A Crime That Echoes Through the Centuries by Ben Cohen, August 28, 2015 retrieved October 4, 2016
  8. 1 2 Moment: Book Review // Predecessor to 'The Protocols' by Jonathan Brent retrieved October 4, 2016
  9. ↑ The Nation: The Origins of Blood Libel by Madeleine Schwartz, January 28, 2016 retrieved October 4, 2016
  10. ↑ Literary Review (UK): Doubting Thomas by R I Moore retrieved October 4, 2016
  11. 1 2 Yale Alumni Magazine: The Murder of William of Norwich by Mark Oppenheimer retrieved October 4, 2016
  12. ↑ Phi Beta Kappa Society: 2016 Book Award Winners retrieved October 4, 2016
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