In this pioneering study Franco Moretti presents a fresh and exciting perspective by mapping the often unexpected relations between literature and geography.
Franco Moretti explores the connections between literature and space, illuminating the geographical assumptions of 19th century novels and the geographical reach of particular authors and genres across the continent.
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With intellectual elegance, Moretti invites us to use maps, not as all-encompassing solutions, but as generators of ideas.
One hundred maps exposing the fascinating connections between literature and space

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781859842249
Publisert
1999-09-17
Utgiver
Vendor
Verso Books
Vekt
461 gr
Høyde
211 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
206

Forfatter

Biographical note

Franco Moretti is the author of many books, including Graphs, Maps, Trees; The Bourgeois; and Distant Reading, winner of the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He is Professor Emeritus at Stanford, where he founded the Center for the Study of the Novel and the Literary Lab.