Language and money in Rabelais
By: Gerard Ponziano Lavatori.
Series: Renaissance and Baroque studies and texts ;; v. 18
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553? -- Language.; Money in literature.; Economic history -- 16th century.; Literature and society -- France.
Description: Combining speech act theory and economic history with the work of Marx, Foucault, and Goux, this study investigates representations of economic and linguistic exchanges in the novels of Rabelais in order to view the tensions within the society of Renaissance France. The various chapters critically examine the logic of substitution in the texts, the relationship between credit and the practice of interpretation, and Rabelais's thought on the status of language in the context of budding capitalism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194).