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- Title
Merchant Religion in Fifteenth-Century London: The Writings of William Litchfield.
- Authors
Appleford, Amy; Watson, Nicholas
- Abstract
Presents literary criticism of the prose work "A Simple Treatise" and the poem "Complaint of God," attributed to the 15th-century preacher and author William Litchfield. The author outlines Litchfield's career and discusses the depiction of 15th-century religion in his writing. The author compares "A Simple Treatise" to the manuscript "Ancrene Wisse." The author discusses references to the religion of the urban merchant class in "A Simple Treatise" and "Complaint of God."
- Subjects
COMPLAINT of God (Poem); SIMPLE Treatise, A (Book); LITCHFIELD, William; ANCRENE Wisse (Book); RELIGION in literature; MERCHANTS in literature; ATTRIBUTION of authorship
- Publication
Chaucer Review, 2011, Vol 46, Issue 1/2, p203
- ISSN
0009-2002
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.5325/chaucerrev.46.1_2.0203