DeFoe, Robinson Crusoe (1719):Money
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- | Money plays an important role in ''Robinson Crusoe'' – even though or especially since the islander again and again celebrates his independence and his triumph over the whole attribution of value to money, a medium of no value to him, who is robbed of all human commerce. | + | Money plays an important role in [http://www.pierre-marteau.com/editions/1719-robinson-crusoe.html DeFoe's ''Robinson Crusoe''] – even though the islander again and again celebrates his independence and his triumph over the whole attribution of value to money, a medium of no value to him, who is robbed of all human commerce. |
Crusoe keeps a continuous account of his wealth and he is finally overwhelmed when he has to realise how rich he became in the time of his isolation. His computations mention | Crusoe keeps a continuous account of his wealth and he is finally overwhelmed when he has to realise how rich he became in the time of his isolation. His computations mention | ||
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* [http://www.pierre-marteau.com/currency/indices/uk-03.html an overview of 18th and 19th century wages in English pounds sterling] | * [http://www.pierre-marteau.com/currency/indices/uk-03.html an overview of 18th and 19th century wages in English pounds sterling] | ||
* [[Prices and Wages (Great Britain)| Collected information on prices and wages in pounds sterling at the beginning of the 18th century]] | * [[Prices and Wages (Great Britain)| Collected information on prices and wages in pounds sterling at the beginning of the 18th century]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:09, 28 June 2006
Overview and first orientation
Money plays an important role in DeFoe's Robinson Crusoe – even though the islander again and again celebrates his independence and his triumph over the whole attribution of value to money, a medium of no value to him, who is robbed of all human commerce.
Crusoe keeps a continuous account of his wealth and he is finally overwhelmed when he has to realise how rich he became in the time of his isolation. His computations mention
- English pounds sterling
- Portuguese Moidors or Moydors i.e. gold moedas and Cruisadoes, i.e. silver cruzados,
- Spanish Pieces of Eight, i.e. pesos, silver coins of eight reales,
- unspecified (gold) ducats
- unminted gold
The following pages offer
- a calculating tool for computations with English money
- a conversion tool for Portuguese and English moneys
- a conversion tool for Spanish and English moneys
- information about the gold-price development
- an overview of 18th and 19th century wages in English pounds sterling
- Collected information on prices and wages in pounds sterling at the beginning of the 18th century