Romanticism and the Gold Standard [electronic resource] : Money, Literature, and Economic Debate in Britain 1790-1830 /
Dick, A.author.
Through a close analysis of the pamphlets, reviews, lectures, journalism, editorials, poems, and novels surrounding the introduction of the gold standard in 1816, this book examines the significance of monetary policy and economic debate to the culture and literature of Britain during the age of Romanticism.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Realms of Gold; 2 The Bullion Controversy; 3 The Idea of Paper Money; 4 Monetary Forgery and Romantic Poetics; 5 Standard Novels; Conclusion: A Romantic Economy; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through a close analysis of the pamphlets, reviews, lectures, journalism, editorials, poems, and novels surrounding the introduction of the gold standard in 1816, this book examines the significance of monetary policy and economic debate to the culture and literature of Britain during the age of Romanticism.
British literature.
Literature, Modern—19th century.
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Literature, Modern—18th century.
Literature—History and criticism.
British and Irish Literature.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Eighteenth-Century Literature.
Literary History.