The Intelligible Metropolis Urban Mentality in Contemporary London Novels

Long description: Writings on the metropolis generally foreground illimitability, stressing thereby that the urban ultimately remains both illegible and unintelligible. Instead, the purpose of this interdisciplinary study is to demonstrate that mentality as a tool offers orientation in the urban rea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pleßke, Nora (Autor, Verfasser)
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2014
Colección:Lettre
Temas:
1900-2099
Geschichte 1997-2007.
City and town life in literature.
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Vie urbaine dans la littérature.
Roman anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman anglais > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
City and town life in literature
English fiction
Englisch
Roman
London > Motiv
Urbanität > Motiv
Stadtbevölkerung > Motiv
Mentalität > Motiv
(Produktform)Electronic book text
Contemporary British Novel
Mentality
City
Space
Monica Ali
J.G. Ballard
Nick Hornby
Ian McEwan
Literature
Urbanity
British Studies
General Literature Studies
Literary Studies
(DDC 22 ger)800
(BISAC Subject Heading)LIT000000
(VLB-WN)9564
London
(DDC 22 ger)820
(BISAC Subject Heading)LIT004120
(BIC subject category)DSB
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Theories and Categories of Mentality
  • 3. Theories of Urbanity
  • 4. The Concept of Urban Mentality
  • 5. Methodological Implications
  • 6. Cityscape
  • 7. Socioscape
  • 8. Idioscape
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Appendix: London Novels (1997-2007)
  • Index
  • Acknowledgements.

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