The Claims of Poverty : Literature, Culture, and Ideology in Late Medieval England.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780268076870
- English literature-Middle English, 1100-1500-History and criticism
- Poverty in literature
- Social problems in literature
- Ideology in literature
- Civilization, Medieval, in literature
- Literature and society-England-History-To 1500
- Poverty-England-History-To 1500
- Poverty-Religious aspects-Christianity-History of doctrines-Middle Ages, 600-1500
- England-Social conditions-1066-1485
- 820.9/3556
- PR275.S63 C73 2010
Cover -- Half title -- Frontispiece -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Forms of Need -- 2. Poverty Exposed -- 3. "Clamerous" Beggars and "Nedi" Knights -- 4. The Costs of Sanctity -- 5. Communal Identities -- Epilogue: Nickel and Dimed -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
Crasson examines the status of poverty in late medieval England as both a sacred imitation of Christ and a social stigma.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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