Antimercantilism in late medieval English literature / Roger A. Ladd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ladd, Roger A.

Series:

New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

The new Middle Ages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.

English literature.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--To 1500.

Literature and society.

Mercantile system in literature.

Economics in literature.

Social history--Medieval, 500-1500.

Social history.

Social history--Medieval.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

218 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

"Antimercantilism in Late Medieval English Literature explores the relationship between ideology and subjectivity surrounding a single class/estate group and its characteristic sins in the context of literary texts influenced by estates satire. This book focuses in depth on both large works by well-known authors and lesser-studied works, including The Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Gower's Mirour de l'Omme, The Book of Margery Kempe, The York Plays, The Libelle of Englyshe Polycye, "The Childe of Bristowe," and the Pseudo-Chaucerian "Tale of Beryn." Its approach documents the trajectory of antimercantile ideology under the pressures of the major developments made in economic theory and practice in the later Middle Ages"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230620438

0230620434

OCLC:

500819566