Chaucer, gower, hoccleve and the commercial practices of late fourteenth-century london
Auteur :
Bertolet, Craig E.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781409448426
Date de publication :
9 janv. 2013
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
476 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Examining archival documents and literary texts, this book focuses on the practices of buying and selling in medieval London by examining how commercial issues are reflected in Chaucer, Gower, and Hoccleve. Craig Bertolet reads specific Canterbury tales and pilgrims associated with trade alongside Gower's Mirour de L'Omme and Confessio Amantis.