Cambridge companion to the city in world literature
Cambridge companion to the city in world literature
City in world literature
edited by Ato Quayson, Jini Kim Watson.
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- xlix, 319p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Through a series of chapters spanning a number of metropolises across the globe, this book addresses the way cities have given rise to key aesthetic dispositions, acts of linguistic and cultural translation, topographic and global imaginaries, and narratives of self-fashioning that are central to debates in World Literature"--
9781009048613 (Pbk)
2022058992
Cities and towns in literature.
City and town life in literature.
Literary criticism.
Essays.
PN56.C55 / C365 2023
809.9335 Q2C
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Through a series of chapters spanning a number of metropolises across the globe, this book addresses the way cities have given rise to key aesthetic dispositions, acts of linguistic and cultural translation, topographic and global imaginaries, and narratives of self-fashioning that are central to debates in World Literature"--
9781009048613 (Pbk)
2022058992
Cities and towns in literature.
City and town life in literature.
Literary criticism.
Essays.
PN56.C55 / C365 2023
809.9335 Q2C