Chaucer's Poetic Alchemy: A Study of Value and its Transformation in The Canterbury Tales - Paperback

by Sheila Fisher (Author)

Originally published in 1988. The economic changes and the growth of commerce in fourteenth century England precipitated both social changes and a preoccupation with material wealth. This book examines Chaucer's treatment of economic and ethical value in The Canterbury Tales within the context of contemporary economics and society.