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Money, Language, And Thought: Literary And Philosophic Economies From The Medieval To The Modern Era,Used Leakey Most Triumphant Is The StoryIn Money, Language, And Thought , Marc Shell Explores The Interactions Between Linguistic And Economic Production As They Inform Discourse From Chretien De Troyes To Heidegger. Close Readings Of Works Such As The Medieval Grail Legends, The Merchant Of Venice, Goethe'S Faust, And Poe'S 'The Gold Bug' Reveal How Discourse Has Responded To The Dissociation Of Symbol From Thing Characteristic Of Money, And How The Development Of Increasingly Symbolic