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Writing and the Rise of Finance

- Capital Satires of the Early Eighteenth Century

About Writing and the Rise of Finance

In this original study, Colin Nicholson reads familiar texts such as Gulliver's Travels, The Beggar's Opera and The Dunciad as 'capital satires', responding to the social and political effects of London's new capitalist financial institutions: the Bank of England, the National Debt and the South Sea Bubble disaster of 1721.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521604482
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 240
  • Published:
  • August 4, 2004
  • Dimensions:
  • 154x229x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 376 g.
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Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Writing and the Rise of Finance

In this original study, Colin Nicholson reads familiar texts such as Gulliver's Travels, The Beggar's Opera and The Dunciad as 'capital satires', responding to the social and political effects of London's new capitalist financial institutions: the Bank of England, the National Debt and the South Sea Bubble disaster of 1721.

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