Underground writing : the London tube from George Gissing to Virginia Woolf /

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The purpose of this book is to explore the ways in which the London Underground was 'mapped' by a number of writers from George Gissing to Virginia Woolf. From late Victorian London to the end of World War II, 'underground writing' created an imaginative world beneath the streets...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Welsh, Dave, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Subways > England > London > Literary collections.
Subway stations > England > London > Literary collections.
Subways > England > London > History.
Subway stations > England > London > History.
Métros > Angleterre > Londres > Anthologies.
Stations de métro > Angleterre > Londres > Anthologies.
Métros > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire.
Stations de métro > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Subway stations
Subways
Englisch
Literatur
Stadsspoorwegen.
London (England) > Literary collections.
England > London
Underground London
Londen.
History
Literary collections
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The purpose of this book is to explore the ways in which the London Underground was 'mapped' by a number of writers from George Gissing to Virginia Woolf. From late Victorian London to the end of World War II, 'underground writing' created an imaginative world beneath the streets of London. The real subterranean railway was therefore re-enacted in number of ways in writing, including as Dantean Underworld or hell, as a gateway to a utopian future, as psychological looking-glass or as place of safety and security.
Physical Description:1 online resource (306 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-293) and index.
ISBN:9781846315978
1846315972
9781781386989
1781386986

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