The Culture of Usury in Renaissance England
David Hawkes
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Description for The Culture of Usury in Renaissance England
hardcover. This book examines the ways in which usury was perceived and portrayed as it rose to popularity in Renaissance England, taking into account the works of key literary figures of this period, including Milton and Shakespeare. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
This book examines the ways in which usury was perceived and portrayed as it rose to popularity in Renaissance England, taking into account the works of key literary figures of this period, including Milton and Shakespeare.
This book examines the ways in which usury was perceived and portrayed as it rose to popularity in Renaissance England, taking into account the works of key literary figures of this period, including Milton and Shakespeare.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230616264
SKU
V9780230616264
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About David Hawkes
DAVID HAWKES Professor of English at Arizona State University, USA.
Reviews for The Culture of Usury in Renaissance England
"Hawkes' brilliant anatomy of early modern usury illuminates a keyword of the period. Revealing usury's connections to magic and witchcraft, sodomy, idolatry, unnatural birth, epicurean self-indulgence, consumer desire, and the death of hospitality, Hawkes argues that early modern people saw usury as unambiguously evil. The Culture of Usury in Renaissance England evokes a world in which making money breed was ... Read more