Synopsis
Examines a symbolism shared by language and money. A historical turning point is noted: a bygone era of "gold-language", the basis for devices of classical representation, which has been succeeded by the present age of "token-language", with its vanishing frames of reference and floating signifers.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Synopsis
Goux (French, Rice U.) turns the theoretical concerns of his earlier works, Economie et Symbolique and Les Iconoclastes , toward the analysis of modern art and culture. In this work, translated from the 1984 French edition, AndrT Gide's Counterfeiters appears as an exemplary work of literary modernism, its title metaphor of monetary fraudulence use
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for The Coiners of Language: No. 16 (Oklahoma Project for...
Stock Image
The Coiners of Language (Volume 16 of the Oklahoma Project for Discourse and Theory)
Published by
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A., 1994
ISBN 10: 0806126574
ISBN 13: 9780806126579
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Gold Beach Books & Art Gallery LLC, Gold Beach, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo. xi, 169 pages. Charcoal cloth, metallic copper spine titles; charcoal dust jacket. Minor wear to boards; interior unmarked; scattered small blemishes to jacket. A very good plus to near fine copy in a very good to very good plus jacket. Seller Inventory # X03814
Stock Image
The Coiners of Language (Oklahoma Project for Discourse & Theory)
Published by
University of Oklahoma Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0806126574
ISBN 13: 9780806126579
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Blue Sky Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition. Book and jacket fine, jacket in protective mylar wrap. Nice book. Seller Inventory # 6518