A Merchant's Wife on Knight's Adventure
Popular among readers of early printed fiction was the story of a merchant's wife who transformed the misfortune of exile into an opportunity for adventure. Using Boccaccio's rendering as a backdrop, this study of four chapbook versions uncovers links between the themes of the story - fortune, merchant ethics, and women's roles - and the concerns of early modern city dwellers. The author also focuses on the experimental quality of narrative prose in the early printing years.
| Autor: | Heerspink Scholz, Myra J. |
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| EAN: | 9780820425733 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 280 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Peter Lang |
| Untertitel: | Permutations of a Medieval Tale in German, Dutch, and English Chapbooks around 1500 |
| Schlagworte: | 1500 Barock Renaissance, Literatur |
| Größe: | 160 × 230 |
| Gewicht: | 500 g |
