Writing the Modern City: Literature, Architecture, Modernity

Book Overview

Literary texts and buildings have always represented space, narrated cultural and political values, and functioned as sites of personal and collective identity. In the twentieth century, new forms of narrative have represented cultural modernity, political idealism and architectural innovation. This book explores the diverse and fascinating relationships between literature, architecture and modernity and considers how they have shaped the world today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415591511
• ISBN13: 9780415591515
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"