Object's details: The Accursed Economy of Literature

Provider:Czasopisma Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Śląskiego

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Title:
The Accursed Economy of Literature
Creator:
Sowiński, Michał
Description:
In this article, the author explains the connection between literature and economy on a philosophical level, especially in case of logic of exchange and concept of mimesis in novels. Basic tools for his arguments are derived from Georges Bataille’s concept of Accursed Economy (from the essay “The Accursed Share”). The French philosopher argues that in our everyday reality we use logic imposed on us by capitalism, which means that the value of everything is measured by its utility and, at the same time, values of all things can easily be accumulated. Because of that blind belief something important is omitted – surplus, a particle which does not fit into the global system of exchange. In the author’s opinion this phenomenon (and all its consequences) can be used to interpret the novel Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville, showing the main character’s activities (or their lack) in different contexts. This interpretation also proves the usefulness of applying some tools and terms from the language of economics into literary studies.
Object availability:
free access
Rights:
Prawa autorskie (c) 2021 Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne
Date:
2021.08.16
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Language:
English
Source:
Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne [Silesian Journal of Polish Studies]; Vol. 18 No. 2 (2021): Walls. Presentations: Tomasz Bąk; 1-12;
Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne; Tom 18 Nr 2 (2021): Mury. Prezentacje: Tomasz Bąk; 1-12;
2353-0928;
2084-0772
Format:
application/pdf
Publisher:
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press
Relation: https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/SSP/article/view/12335/9623
Subject:
economy of literature;
mimesis;
Melville;
Bataille
Identifier: https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/SSP/article/view/12335
Data provider:
Czasopisma Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Śląskiego

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