The function of gift exchange in Stendhal and Balzac
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The function of gift exchange in Stendhal and Balzac is a literary criticism, gifts in literature book by Doreen Thesen.
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"In this book, a selection of writings by Stendhal and Balzac is studied to see how gift exchange functions in these authors' representations of France in the early nineteenth century, a period during which money emerged as a universal social mediator. The gift is studied from two main perspectives: true gift as a means of establishing a positive relationship and gift as a facade masking and facilitating commercial transactions."--BOOK JACKET.
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The function of gift exchange in Stendhal and Balzac is a Literary Criticism, Gifts in literature, Stendhal, 1783-1842, Balzac, honore de, 1799-1850, French fiction, history and criticism book.
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"In this book, a selection of writings by Stendhal and Balzac is studied to see how gift exchange functions in these authors' representations of France in the early nineteenth century, a period during which money emerged as a universal social mediator. The gift is studied from two main perspectives:...
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The function of gift exchange in Stendhal and Balzac was written by Doreen Thesen.