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

by David Rodríguez

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"