Ökonomien des Begehrens, Ökonomien des Erzählens

Zur poetologischen Dimension des Tauschens in Mären

Historische Semantik, Band 12
1. Auflage 2009
281 pages, gebunden
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ISBN 978-3-525-36712-4

About this book

This book discusses the exchange of sexual intercourse for money or gifts in short Middle High German narratives (»Mären«). By drawing closely on the discussion of pre-modern forms of exchange in history and anthropology, the analysis highlights the performativity, ambiguity, and temporal grounding of exchange, as well as shedding light on its poetics.