Walking in the City : Urban Experience and Literary Psychogeography in Eighteenth-Century London / / by Catharina Löffler

• Autore: Löffler Catharina
• Pubblicazione: Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : J.B. Metzler, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2017.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XIV, 357 p.)
• Disciplina: 809.41
• Soggetto topico: British literature; Literature, Modern—18th century; British and Irish Literature; Eighteenth-Century Literature
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: London in Literatur -- Psychogeography and Psycho-Physical Experiences of the City -- London Walkers -- Mobility in Eighteenth-Century London.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Contents London in Literature Psychogeography and Psycho-Physical Experiences of the City London Walkers Mobility in Eighteenth-Century London Target Groups Lecturers and students of (English) literary and cultural studies, history, urban studies Historians, journalists, cultural scientists, literary scholars, sociologists, urban researchers The Author Catharina Löffler holds a degree of English literature and music, and is a lecturer of English literary and cultural studies at Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany.
• Titolo autorizzato: Walking in the City
• ISBN: 3-658-17743-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910255065503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II