Turchi, Peter, 1960-

Maps of the imagination : the writer as cartographer / Peter Turchi.

San Antonio, Texas : Trinity University Press, [2004]
©2004

245 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 22 cm

"Maps of the Imagination takes us on a magic carpet ride over terrain both familiar and exotic. Using the map as a metaphor, fiction writer Peter Turchi considers writing as a combination of exploration and presentation, all the while serving as an erudite and charming guide. He compares the way a writer leads a reader through the imaginary world of a story, novel, or poem to the way a mapmaker charts the physical world." "The ancient Greeks, German globe makers, and British cartographers join forces with the Marx Brothers, NASA, and Roadrunner cartoons to shed light on the strategies of writers as diverse as Sappho, Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, Italo Calvino, Don DeLillo, and Heather McHugh." "A unique combination of history, critical cartography, personal essay, and practical guide to writing, Maps of the Imagination is a book for writers, for readers, and for anyone interested in creativity."--Jacket.

159534005X (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781595340054 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781595340412
1595340416

Fiction History and criticism Theory, etc.
Cartography.
Maps in literature.
Map drawing.
Roman Histoire et critique Théorie, etc.
Cartographie.
Cartes géographiques dans la littérature.
cartography (discipline)
Fantasiekarte
Literatur
Kartografie
Letterkunde.
Verbeelding.
Kaarten (geografie)
Cartography in literature.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Stout, D. J., book designer, bookjacket designer.
Savasky, Julie, book designer, bookjacket designer.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 243020
Cote: BIB 172816
Statut: Disponible