Bou, Enric.

Invention of space : city, travel and literature / Enric Bou. - 1 online resource (174 pages) : ill. - La casa de la riqueza. Estudios de cultura de España ; 24. . - Casa de la riqueza. Estudios de cultura de España ; 24. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-257) and index.

City and Travel. Walking the (Un)Known City -- 1. Reading the City -- 2. On Rivers and Maps. Iberian Approaches to Comparatism -- 3. Borders in the City: Rewriting Walls -- 4. "Decrèpita i teatral"? On Literary Explorations of Barcelona -- 5. The Lights and Names of Paris: Llorenç Villalonga's Bearn -- 6. Exile in the City: Mercè Rodoreda's La plaça del diamant -- 7. Literary Construction: The Case of Eduardo Mendoza -- 8 In Transit: Exploring Travelogues -- 9. Back from the USSR. Travelers in the Land of the Soviets -- 10. Lightweight Luggage: Travel and Exile -- 11. Threshold to Nowhere? Travelogues to Non-places -- Bibliography.

9783954870592


Spanish literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Cities and towns in literature.
Public spaces in literature.
Travel in literature.
Space and time in literature.
Travelers' writings, Spanish--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PQ6073.C56 eBook