Market pledge and gender bargain
Subtitle: commercial relations in French farce, 1450-1550
By: Sharon Collingwood.
Series: Studies in the humanities ;; v. 23; Studies in the humanities (New York, N.Y.) ;; v. 23.
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 209
Subjects: French farces -- History and criticism.; French drama -- To 1500 -- History and criticism.; French drama -- 16th century -- History and criticism.; Civilization, Medieval, in literature.; Commerce in literature.; Renaissance -- France.
Description: Although commercial activity is frequent in the Farce, little work has been done on the economic elements of this bourgeois genre. This study uses a knowledge of medieval and renaissance money and monetary systems for a clearer understanding of these plays, and investigates the thematic importance of economic exchange for both the mercantile and the conjugal farces.

The cultural significance of the ritual words, gestures, and gifts frequently used in the scene of exchange has long been overlooked, hindering interpretation of plays dealing with mercantile trickery and amorous bargaining.
Notes: Texts in English and French.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-206) and index.