The Cambridge companion to the City in Literature / edited by Kevin R. McNamara, University of Houst...
The Cambridge companion to the City in Literature / edited by Kevin R. McNamara, University of Houst...
The Cambridge companion to the City in Literature / edited by Kevin R. McNamara, University of Houston-Clear Lake. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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English
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1 online resource (xxvii, 286 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction Kevin R. McNamara; 1. Celestial cities and rationalist utopias Antonis Balasopoulos; 2. The city in the literature of antiquity Susan Stephens; 3. The medieval and early-modern city in literature Karen Newman; 4. The spectator and rise of the modern metr...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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England
Date Published
2014.
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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 cit...
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The Cambridge companion to the City in Literature / edited by Kevin R. McNamara, University of Houston-Clear Lake. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge companions to literature
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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1-139-23561-3
1-139-98995-2
1-139-98534-5
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809/.93321732
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991023962548802626
