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The Economy of Literature
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The Economy of Literature

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Why did coinage, tyranny and philosophy develop in the same time and place? The author explores how both money and language give worth by providing a medium of exchange; how the development of money led to a revolution in philosophical thought and language; and how words transform mere commodities into symbols at once aesthetic and practical.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Country
United States
Date
1 September 1993
Pages
192
ISBN
9780801846946

Why did coinage, tyranny and philosophy develop in the same time and place? The author explores how both money and language give worth by providing a medium of exchange; how the development of money led to a revolution in philosophical thought and language; and how words transform mere commodities into symbols at once aesthetic and practical.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Country
United States
Date
1 September 1993
Pages
192
ISBN
9780801846946