The post-war redevelopment of London has been the most extensive in
its history, and has been accompanied by a dramatic social and
cultural upheaval. This book explores the literary re-imagining of the
city in post-war fiction and argues that the image, history, and
narrative of the city has been transformed alongside the physical
rebuilding and repositioning of the capital. Drawing on the ideas of
Michel de Certeau, Henri Lefebvre, Anthony Vigler and others as well
as the latest work on urban representation, this book is an important
contribution to the study of the intersection between place, lived
experience, and the literary imagination. Texts covered include novels
by some of the most significant and lesser known authors of the
period, including Graham Greene, George Orwell, J. G. Ballard, Stella
Gibbons, David Lodge, Doris Lessing, B. S. Johnson, Sam Selvon, V. S.
Naipaul, Peter Ackroyd and Iain Sinclair.
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ISBN
9781847143020
Publisert
2015
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Vendor
Continuum
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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