Geography and the Production of Space in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Author | : Hsuan L. Hsu |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2010-05-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521197069 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521197066 |
Rating | : 4/5 (066 Downloads) |
Download or read book Geography and the Production of Space in Nineteenth-Century American Literature written by Hsuan L. Hsu and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-06 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how literature represents different kinds of spaces, from the single-family home to the globe. It focuses on how nineteenth-century authors drew on literary tools including rhetoric, setting, and point of view to mediate between individuals and different spaces, and re-examines how local spaces were incorporated into global networks.