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Lordship and literature John Gower and the politics of the great household

Title
Lordship and literature [electronic resource] : John Gower and the politics of the great household / Elliot Kendall.
Author
Kendall, Elliot Richard, 1974-
Publication
Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2008.

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Description
1 online resource (xii, 301 p.)
Uniform Title
Lordship and literature (Online)
Alternative Title
Lordship and literature (Online)
Subject
  • Gower, John, 1325?-1408
  • Aristocracy (Social class) in literature
  • Social networks in literature
  • Social exchange in literature
  • Social structure in literature
  • Aristocracy (Social class) > England > History > To 1500
  • Power (Social sciences) > England > History > To 1500
  • Social structure > England > History > To 1500
  • Households > Economic aspects > History > England > To 1500
  • Households > Political aspects > History > England > To 1500
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-291) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The great household and an economics of power -- The political economy in the late fourteenth century -- Service allegory: the great household in Geniuss confession -- Courtly love and the lordship of Venus -- Women as household exchange in Geniuss tales -- Justice and the affinity -- Retribution as household exchange in Geniuss tales -- Total reciprocity and the problem of kingship.
LCCN
2008020969
OCLC
ssj0000088079
Author
Kendall, Elliot Richard, 1974-
Title
Lordship and literature [electronic resource] : John Gower and the politics of the great household / Elliot Kendall.
Imprint
Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-291) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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