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Article: Changing Notions of Money and Language in German Literature from 1509 to 1956.(Book Review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- October 1, 2005
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Changing Notions of Money and Language in German Literature from 1509 to 1956. By REGINA ANGELA WENZEL. (Studies in German Language and Literature, 32; Bristol German Publications, 12) Lewiston, Queenston, and Lampeter: Mellen. 2003. x+262 pp. 69.95 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-7734-7058-1.
The best aspect of Regina Wenzel's adapted doctoral thesis is, as appropriate to the genre, the close analysis of texts: chapters on the role of money and financial terminology in Fortunatus, Till Eulenspiegel, Nathan der Weise, Kabale and Liebe, Faust I Der grune Heinrich Von morgens bis mitternachts, and Der Besuch der alten Dame. These reflect and extend the state of ...