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As a topic, literary geography can be approached by way of a number of distinct methods, such as thematic discus-sion, philological analysis of place-names, or theoretical analysis of ctional worlds. Indeed, setting is such a exible and ubiquitous concept in literary studies that it can be hard for critics to arrive at one de nition. Further ...
19 lis 2013 · Cartography as an analytical tool for mapping real/fictional literary settings is today animating an expanding field of studies. The ‘geography/cartography of literature’ introduced by Moretti in his seminal book Atlas of the European Novel 1800–1900 (1998) still remains a major reference point.
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From poststructuralism to postcolonialism, through to postmodernism, the exclusive privileging of ‘factual’ knowledge over other kinds of knowledge has been sufficiently challenged to pave the way for a more thorough, if not universal, reappraisal of the place of literature in geography.
The author discusses three recent appropriations of the spatial thought in literary studies: the modernization of traditional literary geography in the research of the relations between geospaces and fictional worlds (Piatti, Westphal), the systematic analysis of the genre development and diffusion with the help of analytical cartography ...
Thinking Space is a series of short position papers on key terms and concepts for literary geography. Cumulatively, these accessible and wide-ranging pieces will explore the scope, parameters, and critical vocabulary of the field, clarifying important issues and stimulating discussion and debate.
The Routledge Handbook of Literary Geographies provides a comprehensive overview of recent research and a range of innovative ways of thinking literature and geography together. It maps the history of literary geography and identifies key developments and debates in the field.
