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Abstract

The rhetoric in economic treatises featuring proposed solutions to the economic
problems faced by 17th-century Castille, followed similar trends as the literature and
poetry of the baroque. These treatises are interesting from a semiotic point of view as
an array of tropes, particularly metaphors and simile, are commonplace in economic
literature. Drawing from the late Scholastics of the School of Salamanca (16th century), 17th-century treatises present a view of the whole economy, with a special focus on problems that required urgent solutions. Following a series of coin debasements carried out by Phillip III (1578–1621) and Phillip IV (1605–1665), 17th-century Castille went through decades of monetary instability and was in constant need of monetary reforms. This chapter presents a collection of tropes found in monetary writings. A fuller picture of the perception and the portrayal of monetary problems in 17th-century Castille has been sought by integrating a semiotic perspective to the analysis of rhetoric in economic treatises.

Publication Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge/CRC Press in Economics and Semiotics. Economics and the Humanities on 30 June 2025, available online: http://www.routledge.com/Economics-and-Semiotics/Myrogiannis-Repapis/p/book/9781032573243
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D204 Modern History H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Departments:	School of Policy & Global Affairs School of Policy & Global Affairs > Department of Economics
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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