Money, Commerce, and Economics in Late Medieval English Literature
This is the first collection of essays dedicated to the topics of money and economics in the English literature of the late Middle Ages. These essays explore ways that late medieval economic thought informs contemporary English texts and apply modern mode
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Money, Commerce, and Economics in Late Medieval English Literature Craig E. Ber tolet Rober t Epstein
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The New Middle Ages Series editor Bonnie Wheeler English & Medieval Studies Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX, USA
The New Middle Ages is a series dedicated to pluridisciplinary studies of medieval cultures, with particular emphasis on recuperating women’s history and on feminist and gender analyses. This peer-reviewed series includes both scholarly monographs and essay collections. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14239
Craig E. Bertolet • Robert Epstein Editors
Money, Commerce, and Economics in Late Medieval English Literature
Editors Craig E. Bertolet Auburn University Auburn, AL, USA
Robert Epstein Fairfield University Fairfield, CT, USA
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To Anya and Miriam, whose support for us during this project cannot be adequately valued or possibly exchanged
Contents
1 Introduction: “Greet prees at Market”—Money Matters in Medieval English Literature 1 Craig E. Bertolet and Robert Epstein 2 Judas and the Economics of Salvation in Medieval English Literature 11 Rosemary O’Neill 3 “Whoso wele schal wyn, a wastour moste he fynde”: Interreliant Economies and Social Capital in Wynnere and Was
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