The Face of Mammon

The Matter of Money in English Renaissance Literature

David Landreth

• Situates money in the contemporary discourse of "commonwealth," which coordinates material values with political, ethical, and theological ones
• Discusses the ways economic developments found expression in works by Spenser, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Donne, and Nashe
• Draws on a range of disciplines--Landreth's approach will appeal to scholars of the economics, history, politics, and literature of early modern England