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Until the mid-twentieth century the Western imagination seemed intent on viewing Rome purely in terms of its classical past or as a stop on the Grand Tour. This collection of essays looks at Rome from a postmodern perspective, including analysis of the city's 'unmappability', its fragmented narratives and its iconic status in literature and film.
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Until the mid-twentieth century the Western imagination seemed intent on viewing Rome purely in terms of its classical past or as a stop on the Grand Tour. This collection of essays looks at Rome from a postmodern perspective, including analysis of the city's 'unmappability', its fragmented narratives and its iconic status in literature and film.
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What is Rome, Postmodern Narratives of a Cityscape about?
Until the mid-twentieth century the Western imagination seemed intent on viewing Rome purely in terms of its classical past or as a stop on the Grand Tour. This collection of essays looks at Rome from a postmodern perspective, including analysis of the city's 'unmappability', its fragmented narratives and its iconic status in literature and film.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Rome, Postmodern Narratives of a Cityscape?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317320616
Is Rome, Postmodern Narratives of a Cityscape part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Warwick Series in the Humanities
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Rome, Postmodern Narratives of a Cityscape?
Dom Holdaway
Who is the Publisher of the book Rome, Postmodern Narratives of a Cityscape?
Taylor and Francis
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Rome, Postmodern Narratives of a Cityscape is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317320616) and pdf(ISBN 9781317320623)