Walking in the City

Urban Experience and Literary Psychogeography in Eighteenth-Century London
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-658-17742-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 357 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 4796 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Löffler, Catharina

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

London in Literatur.- Psychogeography and Psycho-Physical Experiences of the City.- London Walkers.- Mobility in Eighteenth-Century London.

Über Autor(innen)

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.