Craig E. Bertolet is an Associate Professor of English at Auburn University, USA.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Commercial Polity; Chapter 2 Buying and Markets; Chapter 3 Debts and Credit; Chapter 4 Shopkeeping; Chapter 5 Innkeepers and the Hospitality Trade; conclusion Conclusion;

'While a number of studies have looked at literary representations of trade in recent years, Craig Bertolet here offers a fresh approach::his focus is primarily literary in its address to Chaucer, Gower, and Hoccleve, and his use of the practice and experience of trade as his lens allows him to bring a new focus to the intersection of economy and literature. Bertolet's book combines a compelling (and occasionally eclectic) theoretical paradigm with a meticulous attention to detail and a wise critical eye.' - Roger A. Ladd, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA

Craig E. Bertolet is an Associate Professor of English at Auburn University, USA.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Commercial Polity; Chapter 2 Buying and Markets; Chapter 3 Debts and Credit; Chapter 4 Shopkeeping; Chapter 5 Innkeepers and the Hospitality Trade; conclusion Conclusion;

'While a number of studies have looked at literary representations of trade in recent years, Craig Bertolet here offers a fresh approach::his focus is primarily literary in its address to Chaucer, Gower, and Hoccleve, and his use of the practice and experience of trade as his lens allows him to bring a new focus to the intersection of economy and literature. Bertolet's book combines a compelling (and occasionally eclectic) theoretical paradigm with a meticulous attention to detail and a wise critical eye.' - Roger A. Ladd, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA

Craig E. Bertolet is an Associate Professor of English at Auburn University, USA.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Commercial Polity; Chapter 2 Buying and Markets; Chapter 3 Debts and Credit; Chapter 4 Shopkeeping; Chapter 5 Innkeepers and the Hospitality Trade; conclusion Conclusion;

'While a number of studies have looked at literary representations of trade in recent years, Craig Bertolet here offers a fresh approach::his focus is primarily literary in its address to Chaucer, Gower, and Hoccleve, and his use of the practice and experience of trade as his lens allows him to bring a new focus to the intersection of economy and literature. Bertolet's book combines a compelling (and occasionally eclectic) theoretical paradigm with a meticulous attention to detail and a wise critical eye.' - Roger A. Ladd, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA