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Walking in the City

Urban Experience and Literary Psychogeography in Eighteenth-Century London

von: Catharina Löffler
74,89 €
Verlag:	J.B. Metzler
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	30.03.2017
ISBN/EAN:	9783658177430
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

In this book, Catharina Löffler traces the psycho-physical experiences of London walkers in eighteenth-century literature. For this purpose, readings of fascinating, exciting, comical and sometimes disturbing texts grant insights into a culturally, historically and socially significant time in the history of London and make this book a tour of London as seen and heard through the eyes and ears of fictional eighteenth-century urban walkers. Uniting concepts of literary theory, urban studies and psychogeography, Löffler approaches a cross-generic range of literary texts that design uniquely subjective visions and versions of the city. A journey through the fictions and factions of eighteenth-century London, this book provides a compelling read for anyone interested in the history and literature of the English capital.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

London in Literatur.- Psychogeography and Psycho-Physical Experiences of the City.- London Walkers.- Mobility in Eighteenth-Century London.

Autorenportrait

Catharina Löffler holds a degree of English literature and music, and is a lecturer of English literary and cultural studies at Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany.

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In this book, Catharina Löffler traces the psycho-physical experiences of London walkers in eighteenth-century literature. For this purpose, readings of fascinating, exciting, comical and sometimes disturbing texts grant insights into a culturally, historically and socially significant time in the history of London and make this book a tour of London as seen and heard through the eyes and ears of fictional eighteenth-century urban walkers. Uniting concepts of literary theory, urban studies and psychogeography, Löffler approaches a cross-generic range of literary texts that design uniquely subjective visions and versions of the city. A journey through the fictions and factions of eighteenth-century London, this book provides a compelling read for anyone interested in the history and literature of the English capital. Contents <ul><li>London in Literature  </li><li>Psychogeography and Psycho-Physical Experiences of the City</li><li>London Walkers</li><li>Mobility in Eighteenth-Century London</li></ul>
 Target Groups

<ul><li>Lecturers and students of (English) literary and cultural studies, history, urban studies </li><li>Historians, journalists, cultural scientists, literary scholars, sociologists, urban researchers </li></ul>

The Author Catharina Löffler holds a degree of English literature and music, and is a lecturer of English literary and cultural studies at Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany.