Selfish gifts : the politics of exchange and English courtly literature, 1580-1628 / Alison V. Scott.

Contents Nonreciprocation and female rule : The Elizabethan context -- "[A] mutual render, only me for thee" : "True" gifts in Shakespeare's sonnets -- Competitive gifts and strategic exchange at the Jacobean court -- Gifts for the Somerset wedding -- "Fortune's darling, king's content" : The Duke of Buckingham as gift problem.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-297) and index.
LCCN 2005011037
ISBN0838640826 (alk. paper)