Walking in the city

Urban Experience and Literary Psychogeography in Eighteenth-Century London

Autori

• Catharina Löffler

Parametri

• 372 pagine
• 14 ore di lettura

• Libri di testo
• Libri di testo universitari

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In this book, Catharina Löffler traces the psycho-physical experiences of London walkers in eighteenth-century literature. For this purpose, readings of fascinating, exciting, comical and sometimes disturbing texts grant insights into a culturally, historically and socially significant time in the history of London and make this book a tour of London as seen and heard through the eyes and ears of fictional eighteenth-century urban walkers. Uniting concepts of literary theory, urban studies and psychogeography, Löffler approaches a cross-generic range of literary texts that design uniquely subjective visions and versions of the city. A journey through the fictions and factions of eighteenth-century London, this book provides a compelling read for anyone interested in the history and literature of the English capital.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2017

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