The Culture of Capital : Property, Cities, and Knowledge in Early Modern England

Annotation Leading literary critics and historians reassess one of the defining features of early modern England -the idea of "capital." The collection reevaluates the different aspects of the concept amidst the profound changes of the period The Culture of Capital brings together leading literary critics and historians to reassess one of the defining features of early modern England-the idea of "capital." The collection reevaluates the different aspects of the concept as it emerged amidst the profound economic, social, and technological changes typical of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries The three papers in this section of The Culture of Capital treat radically different episodes in the history of capital. Henry S. Turner, Editor. Includes Index.