Thesen, Doreen <br/><br/>
The function of gift exchange in Stendhal and Balzac / 
Doreen Thesen 
 - 264 pages 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780820448824 0820448826 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Stendhal, 1783-1842 -- Criticism and interpretation.<br/>Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation.<br/>Gifts in literature.<br/>Criticism and interpretation<br/>Gifts in literature<br/>Stendhal, 1783-1842<br/>Balzac, honore de, 1799-1850<br/>French fiction, history and criticism
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>843.7  / THE