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Heads or Tails: The Poetics of Money

By (author) Jochen Horisch, Translated by Amy Horning Marschall

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Examines the role of money in modern German literature. Using examples from Goethe, Gotthelf, Holderlin and others to demonstrate the intersecting worlds of literature and finance, the author argues that money, like literature, has no intrinsic value, but is at the same time a necessity.

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Publisher | Wayne State University Press
Published date | 1 Jul 2000
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 408
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-0-8143-2754-8
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