Chaucer''s Gifts Exchange and Value in the Canterbury Tales

Chaucer's Gifts applies the theoretical approaches of economic anthropology to the Canterbury Tales, to show that in Chaucer's world the exchange of gifts is as prevalent as the purchase of commodities, and that social relations are as important as money and the market.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Epstein Robert, Robert Epstein
• Editore: University of Wales Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.04.2018
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese
• EAN: 9781786831682
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-168-2
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Serie: New Century Chaucer; New Century Chaucer
• Categorie: English, Canterbury, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Gifts, tales, Value, Exchange, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Chaucer's