The Cold Heart An economic fairytale of German romanticism

• Publication type: Journal article
• Journal:
  Revue d’histoire de la pensée économique
  2016 – 2, n° 2
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• Author: Disselkamp (Annette)
• Abstract: The story Le Cœur froid by Wilhelm Hauff (1827) contains a series of allusions to economic life. Referring to the beginnings of capitalism, it displays hostility to the most fundamental economic institutions such as money and exchange. However it not only denounces capitalism. Going beyond criticism, the story provides its own message about economics when read in the light of some of the favorite subjects of literary romanticism.
• Pages: 149 to 165
• Journal: Journal of the History of Economic Thought
• CLIL theme: 3340 -- SCIENCES ÉCONOMIQUES -- Histoire économique
• EAN: 9782406063506
• ISBN: 978-2-406-06350-6
• ISSN: 2495-991X
• DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-06350-6.p.0149
• Publisher: Classiques Garnier
• Online publication: 12-13-2016
• Periodicity: Biannual
• Language: French
• Keyword: Economics and literature, German romanticism, Hauff, wealth, happiness, desire, money, exchange

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