Literary texts and buildings have always represented space, narrated cultural and political values, and functioned as sites of personal and collective identity. In the twentieth century, new forms of narrative have represented cultural modernity, political idealism and architectural innovation. Writing the Modern City explores the diverse and fascinating relationships between literature, architecture and modernity and considers how they have shaped the world today.
This collection of thirteen original essays examines the ways in which literature and architecture have shaped a range of...
Literary texts and buildings have always represented space, narrated cultural and political values, and functioned as sites of personal and collect...
This collection of thirteen original essays examines the ways in which literature and architecture have shaped a range of recognisably 'modern' identities in the western world. It focuses on the cultural connections between prose narratives - the novel, short stories, autobiography, crime and science fiction - and a range of urban environments, from the city apartment and river to the colonial house and the utopian city. The book breaks new ground in its exclusive focus on modern narrative and urban space. The essays examine texts and spaces that have both unsettled traditional definitions of...
This collection of thirteen original essays examines the ways in which literature and architecture have shaped a range of recognisably 'modern' identi...
