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A Merchant's Wife on Knight's Adventure: Permutations of a Medieval Tale in German, Dutch, and English Chapbooks Around 1500
Contributor(s): Hermand, Jost (Editor), Heerspink Scholz, Myra J. (Author)
ISBN: 0820425737     ISBN-13: 9780820425733
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
OUR PRICE:   $65.50  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: November 1999
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
- History
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 398.209
LCCN: 94-17827
Series: German Life and Civilization,
Physical Information: 280 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
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.