The City in Literature: An Intellectual and Cultural History by Richard Lehan
The City in Literature: An Intellectual and Cultural History

Richard Lehan

The City in Literature: An Intellectual and Cultural History

Richard Lehan

307 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

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This sweeping literary encounter with the Western idea of the city moves from the early novel in England to the apocalyptic cityscapes of Thomas Pynchon. Along the way, Richard Lehan gathers a rich entourage that includes Daniel Defoe, Charles Dic...

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