01484nam a2200325 i 4500 217937 InACL 20260927161259.0 260927s2000 xxu 0 eng d 9780820448824 0820448826 InACL eng rda InACL 843.7 THE 23 Thesen, Doreen author The function of gift exchange in Stendhal and Balzac / Doreen Thesen New York : P. Lang Pub., 2000 264 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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. Stendhal, 1783-1842 -- Criticism and interpretation. Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation. Gifts in literature. Criticism and interpretation Gifts in literature Stendhal, 1783-1842 Balzac, honore de, 1799-1850 French fiction, history and criticism 633175 633175 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL GEN 2026-09-27 0 843.7 THE 217937 2026-09-27 16:12:59 2026-09-27 BK