Narratives of Place in Literature and Film

Narratives of Place in Literature and Film
ISBN-10
1351013815
ISBN-13
9781351013819
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2018-12-20
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Steven Allen, Kirsten Møllegaard

Description

Narratives of place link people and geographic location with a cultural imaginary through literature and visual narration. Contemporary literature and film often frame narratives with specific geographic locations, which saturate the narrative with cultural meanings in relation to natural and man-made landscapes. This interdisciplinary collection seeks to interrogate such connections to probe how place is narrativized in literature and film. Utilizing close readings of specific filmic and literary texts, all chapters serve to tease out cultural and historical meanings in respect of human engagement with landscapes. Always mindful of national, cultural and topographical specificity, the book is structured around five core themes: Contested Histories of Place; Environmental Landscapes; Cityscapes; The Social Construction of Place; and Landscapes of Belonging.

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