The culture of usury in Renaissance England
By: David Hawkes.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780230616264
Subjects: Usury -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century; Usury -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: How is the world chaunged : the emergence of usury; title: The Aristotelian and Biblical traditions; title: The theological critique; title: Strange metamorphosis : the death of hospitality; title: Of misers and hogs; title: Chapter tramplers of time : alchemists, goldsmiths, and sodomites.