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Just fooling: Paper, money, Poe.

Authors :
Mclaughlin, Kevin
Source :
Differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies. Spring99, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p38. 30p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Focuses on the characterization of paper money in the novel `The Gold Bug,' by Edgar Allan Poe. Role of paper as medium and image in American history and literature; Interpretation of the virtual quality of paper in Poe's fiction through the historical debate over the significance of paper; Reception of paper money during the American Revolution.

Subjects

Subjects :
*MONEY in literature
*AMERICAN Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
*PAPER money

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Language :
English
ISSN :
10407391
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
3158247
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1215/10407391-11-1-38
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