Imagining New York City: Literature, Urbanism, and the Visual Arts, 1890-1940

by Christoph Lindner

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Using examples from architecture, film, literature, and the visual arts, this wide-ranging book examines the significance of New York City in the urban imaginary between 1890 and 1940. In particular, Imagining New York City considers how and why certain city spaces-such as the skyline, the sidewalk, the slum, and the subway-have come to emblematize key aspects of the modern urban condition. In so doing, Christoph Lindner also considers the ways in...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195375157

ISBN13:9780195375152

Release Date:March 2015

Publisher:OUP Us

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Architecture Arts, Music & Photography Literary Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Performing Arts

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