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The Writer's Gift or the Patron's Pleasure?: The Literary Economy in Late Medieval France Deborah McGrady
The Writer's Gift or the Patron's Pleasure?: The Literary Economy in Late Medieval France
Deborah McGrady
The Writer's Gift or the Patron's Pleasure? argues that the French King Charles V’s unprecedented enthusiasm for the literary commission triggered a crucial, multi-generational debate within the book community about how a work’s status as solicited or unsolicited affected its value and purpose.
366 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 24, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9781487503659 |
| Publishers | University of Toronto Press |
| Pages | 366 |
| Dimensions | 238 × 164 × 26 mm · 635 g |