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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
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.
280 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1999
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