The View from Above in American Literature: Aerial Description, the Imaginary and the Form of Environment

by David Rodríguez

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Readers encounter the environment through literature in ways not available to everyday perception. This is especially clear when a text integrates the grand vistas of what is known as the bird's-eye view. In this welcome contribution to the contemporary theoretical discussion about storied environments and non-human perceptions, David Rodriguez presents an original interpretation of the aesthetics of the view from above. Focusing on fiction by twentieth-century...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1399522922

ISBN13:9781399522922

Release Date:January 2024

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.03 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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