The Thesen, Doreen creator author text xxu 2000 monographic eng

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264 pages "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. Doreen Thesen 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 843.7 THE 9780820448824 0820448826 InACL 260927 20260927161259.0 217937 eng