Main entry:

Moretti, Franco, 1950-

Title & Author:

Atlas of the European novel, 1800-1900 / Franco Moretti.

Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 1998.

Description:

xi, 206 pages, 1 plate : illustrations, maps (1 color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Towards a geography of literature Ch. 1. The novel, the nation-state. 1. Home-land. 2. England and its double. 3. 'The recent losses in the West India estate'. 4. Geography of ideas. 5. Far from the center. 6. Theoretical interlude I. Of space and style. 7. Taking the high road. 8. 'A mighty big river, resembling an immense snake uncoiled'. 9. Village, provinces, metropolis. 10. Theoretical interlude II. Geography of plot Ch. 2. A tale of two cities. 1. The problem. 2. 'We live in so different a part of town ... '. 3. 'A mosaic of little worlds'. 4. Fear in Paris. 5. Theoretical interlude III. Stories of the Third. 6. Fields of power. 7. The third London. 8. Very Curiously Brought Together. 9. City of clues Ch. 3. Narrative markets, ca. 1850. 1. 'Experiments upon diagrams'. 2. Theoretical interlude IV. Normal literature. 3. England becomes an island. 4. A united and uneven market. 5. Theoretical interlude V. Center and periphery. 6. The three Europes ; 7. A bibliographical investigation. 8. 'A universal inter-dependence of nations'. 9. Theoretical interlude VI. Market and forms. 10. 'Sustained by its historical backwardness'
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Moretti explores the fascinating 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.

ISBN:

1859848834
9781859848838

Subject:

Nervo, Amado
Europa
European fiction 19th century Maps.
Historical fiction 19th century Maps.
Literary landmarks.
Literary landmarks England London Maps.
Literary landmarks France Paris Maps.
Books and reading Europe History 19th century.
Space and time in literature History 19th century.
Roman européen 19e siècle Atlas.
Roman historique 19e siècle Atlas.
Écrivains Résidences et lieux familiers.
Écrivains Résidences et lieux familiers Angleterre Londres Atlas.
Écrivains Résidences et lieux familiers France Paris Atlas.
Livres et lecture Europe Histoire 19e siècle.
Rutas literarias Europa Mapas
Books and reading.
European fiction.
Historical fiction.
Space and time in literature.
Geografie
Schauplatz
Roman
Romans.
Geografische aspecten.
Literary landmarks France Paris. Maps.
England London.
Europe.
France Paris.

Form/genre:

History.
Maps.
Cartes géographiques.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 203751
Call No.: PN3383.S67 M67 1998
Status: Available