Romanticism and the Gold Standard : Money, Literature, and Economic Debate in Britain 1790-1830
ISBN: 9781137292926
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Subjects: Literature;

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.

ALEXANDER DICK is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of British Columbia, Canada.


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