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Selfish gifts : the politics of exchange and English courtly literature, 1580-1628

Title
Selfish gifts : the politics of exchange and English courtly literature, 1580-1628 / Alison V. Scott.
Author
Scott, Alison V., 1974-
Publication
Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2006.

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Description
303 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism
  • Gifts in literature
  • Gifts > Great Britain > History > 17th century
  • Gifts > Great Britain > History > 16th century
  • Gifts > Political aspects > Great Britain
  • Courts and courtiers in literature
  • Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > 17th century
  • Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > 16th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-297) and index.
Contents
Nonreciprocation and female rule : The Elizabethan context -- "[A] mutual render, only me for thee" : "True" gifts in Shakespeare's sonnets -- Competitive gifts and strategic exchange at the Jacobean court -- Gifts for the Somerset wedding -- "Fortune's darling, king's content" : The Duke of Buckingham as gift problem.
Call Number
JFE 06-1884
ISBN
0838640826 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2005011037
OCLC
59818031
Author
Scott, Alison V., 1974-
Title
Selfish gifts : the politics of exchange and English courtly literature, 1580-1628 / Alison V. Scott.
Imprint
Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-297) and index.
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JFE 06-1884
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