Fictions of Credit in the Age of Shakespeare

Fictions of Credit in the Age of Shakespeare
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9780198859697
ISBN-13 : 0198859694
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Book Synopsis Fictions of Credit in the Age of Shakespeare by : Laura Kolb

Download or read book Fictions of Credit in the Age of Shakespeare written by Laura Kolb and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fictions of Credit in the Age of Shakespeare argues that practical texts and plays are "equipment for living": practical texts offer strategies for navigating England's culture of credit, and plays explore credit's dangers and possibilities. Dramatic texts show what it feels like to live in credit culture: to live inside a fiction.


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