Real Money and Romanticism
Author | : Matthew Rowlinson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2010-05-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521193795 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521193796 |
Rating | : 4/5 (796 Downloads) |
Download or read book Real Money and Romanticism written by Matthew Rowlinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern systems of paper money and intellectual property became established in the Romantic period. Matthew Rowlinson shows how a new conception of material artefacts as the bearers of abstract value shaped Romantic conceptions of character, material culture and labour.