Atlas of the European Novel - 1800-1900 (Paperback, New edition)

Creating a new field of literary geography, Moretti charts unexpected patterns in familiar works, and draws a number of epigrammatic insights from it. In 100 black-and-white maps and diagrams he shows the sources of wealth in English novels and where the villains came from; he dots a map of Paris with symbols showing the desires and daydreams of Balzac's characters and explains Dickens's achievement in linking the worlds represented by East London and the West End; he traces journeys in picaresque novels of Spain and in the German Bildungsroman. He also goes on to make some points about the effects of translation on the development of the novel form. Despite the title, this is not an atlas but a work of literary theory - and it does presuppose that you are quite well read, but we know you are. (Kirkus UK)

Franco Moretti explores the connections between literature and space, illuminating the geographical assumptions of 19th century novels and the geographical reach of particular authors and genres across the continent.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	September 1999
Authors:	Franco Moretti
Dimensions:	211 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	206
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-85984-224-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-85984-224-0
Barcode:	9781859842249

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