The Cambridge Companion to the City in Literature - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1107028035 ISBN 13: 9781107028036

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Riassunto

From the myths and legends that fashioned the identities of ancient city-states to the diversity of literary performance in contemporary cities around the world, literature and the city are inseparably entwined. The international team of scholars in this volume offers a comprehensive, accessible survey of the literary city, exploring the myriad cities that authors create and the genres in which cities appear. Early chapters consider the literary legacies of historical and symbolic cities from antiquity to the early modern period. Subsequent chapters consider the importance of literature to the rise of the urban public sphere; the affective experience of city life; the interplay of the urban landscape and memory; the form of the literary city and its responsiveness to social, cultural and technological change; dystopian, nocturnal, pastoral and sublime cities; cities shaped by colonialism and postcolonialism; and the cities of economic, sexual, cultural and linguistic outsiders.

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'This volume provides a comprehensive examination of the city and its various meanings and contradictions ... The book transcends genre, period boundaries and national divisions, making it an important starting point for those interested in any aspect of the city.' Forum for Modern Language Studies

Descrizione del libro:

This Companion takes as its subject the city in literary history. Its chapters explore the myriad cities that authors create and the genres in which allegorical cities appear. This volume also considers the traditional relationship between literature and history by charting the evolution of cities and comparing this to literary representations of the metropolis.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107028035
• ISBN 13: 9781107028036
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Redattore: McNamara Kevin R.