Ever since players tweaked the game to reflect the medieval social order, poets and writers have used chess as an allegory for love, duty, conflict and accomplishment.
- Associate Professor of English, UMass Amherst
An English and economics professor explain why America’s college textbook industry might undergo radical change that makes books more affordable, similar to what happened in medieval times.
When the first universities opened in Europe, some 800 years ago, students literally borrowed from a chest and used their books as collateral.
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