Comparative Criticism: Volume 24, Fantastic Currencies in Comparative Literature: Gothic to Postmodern

Comparative Criticism addresses itself to questions of literary theory and criticism. This new volume considers 'Fantastic Currencies: money, modes, media' and contributions include: Credit Limit: Fiction and the surplus of belief; In Possession: person, money and exchange from 'Daphnis and Chloe' to 'Roger Ackroyd'; Christopher Marlowe: Iron and Gold; Jan Potocki and His Polish Milieu: the cultural context; The comic effect in The Manuscript found at Saragossa. The winning entries in the 2001 BCLA/BCLT translation competition are published and an invaluable Index to volumes 1-24 of Comparative Criticism.