Literature and Cartography

Literature and Cartography by Anders Engberg-Pedersen

The relationship of texts and maps, and the mappability of literature, examined from Homer to Houellebecq.Literary authors have frequently called on elements of cartography to ground fictional space, to visualize sites, and to help readers get their bearings in the imaginative world of the text. Today, the convergence of digital mapping and globalization has spurred a cartographic turn in literature. This book gathers leading scholars to consider the relationship of literature and cartography. Generously illustrated with full-color maps and visualizations, it offers the first systematic overview of an emerging approach to the study of literature.The literary map is not merely an illustrative guide but represents a set of relations and tensions that raise questions about representation, fiction, and space. Is literature even mappable? In exploring the cartographic components of literature, the contributors have not only brought literary theory to bear on the map but have also enriched the vocabulary and perspectives of literary studies with cartographic terms. After establishing the theoretical and methodological terrain, they trace important developments in the history of literary cartography, considering topics that include Homer and Joyce, Goethe and the representation of nature, and African cartographies. Finally, they consider cartographic genres that reveal the broader connections between texts and maps, discussing literary map genres in American literature and the coexistence of image and text in early maps. When cartographic aspirations outstripped factual knowledge, mapmakers turned to textual fictions.ContributorsJean-Marc Besse, Bruno Bosteels, Patrick M. Bray, Martin Br ckner, Tom Conley, J rg D nne, Anders Engberg-Pedersen, John K. Noyes, Ricardo Padr n, Barbara Piatti, Simone Pinet, Clara Rowland, Oliver Simons, Robert Stockhammer, Dominic Thomas, Burkhardt Wolf

Engberg-Pedersen, Anders: - Anders Engberg-Pedersen is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature in the Department for the Study of Culture at the University of Southern Denmark.

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ISBN 13	9780262036740
ISBN 10	0262036746
Title	Literature and Cartography
Author	Anders Engberg-Pedersen
Series	Literature And Cartography
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	MIT Press Ltd
Year published	2017-11-24
Number of pages	480
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