Atlas of the European Novel
1800-1900
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Verso Books
Published:17th Sep '99
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One hundred maps exposing the fascinating connections between literature and space
Franco Moretti explores the connections between literature and space, illuminating the geographical assumptions of 19th century novels and the geographical reach of particular authors and genres across the continent.In this pioneering study Franco Moretti presents a fresh and exciting perspective by mapping the often unexpected relations between literature and geography.
With intellectual elegance, Moretti invites us to use maps, not as all-encompassing solutions, but as generators of ideas. -- Umberto Eco
Moretti ... is a seductive, stylish guide. One has the powerful sense of reading the results of concentrated thought: every page contains an aphoristic insight ... The reader is smuggled across borders that flash by in the dark ... The Atlas of the European Novel is a wonderful achievement: a visual pleasure as much as a textual one; a work in the vanguard of a new critical school that marries grand theory with a punctuating wit. -- Steven Poole * The Guardian *
A genuine and useful and inspired work of aesthetic investigation ... it will have a massive importance, not only to critics, but more importantly, to writers. * New York Press *
. . . a frequently brilliant and almost always eye-opening book. * Washington City Paper *
ISBN: 9781859842249
Dimensions: 211mm x 152mm x 16mm
Weight: 461g
206 pages