Topophrenia: Place, Narrative, and the Spatial Imagination

by Robert T. Tally Jr.

Book Overview

What is our place in the world, and how do we inhabit, understand, and represent this place to others? Topophrenia gathers essays by Robert Tally that explore the relationship between space, place, and mapping, on the one hand, and literary criticism, history, and theory on the other. The book provides an introduction to spatial literary studies, exploring in detail the theory and practice of geocriticism, literary cartography, and the spatial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253037662
• ISBN13: 9780253037664
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher