Approaches to Poverty in Medieval Europe.

Author / Editor
Farmer, Sharon, ed.

Title
Approaches to Poverty in Medieval Europe.

Published
Turnhout: Brepols, 2016.

Physical Description
viii, 252 pp.

Description
Examines two major medieval turning-points in the relationship between rich and poor: the revolution in charity of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and the era of late medieval crises when the vulnerability of the poor increased and charitable generosity often declined. For an essay that pertains to Chaucer, search for Approaches to Poverty in Medieval Europe under Alternative Title.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism