Spatiality

Divided into six chapters, each dealing with different aspects of the spatial in literary studies, the book provides:

• An overview of the spatial turn in literary theory – from modern philosophy and historicism to cartography and literary theory
• Introductions to the major theorists such as Michel Foucault, David Harvey, Edward Soja, Erich Auerbach, Georg Lukács, and Mikhail Bakhtin
• An analysis of spatiality from a variety of perspectives – the writer as map-maker, different literary and critical ‘spaces’, the concept of literary geography, cartographics and geocriticism.

As the first guide to the literature and criticism of ‘space’, this clear and engaging book is essential reading.

Spatiality has risen to become a key concept in literary and cultural studies, with critical focus on the ‘spatial turn’ presenting a new approach to the traditional literary analyses of time and history.

Robert T. Tally Jr. explores differing aspects of the spatial in literary studies today, providing:

• An overview of the spatial turn across literary theory, from historicism and postmodernism to postcolonialism and globalization
• Introductions to the major theorists of spatiality, including Michel Foucault, David Harvey, Edward Soja, Erich Auerbach, Georg Lukács, and Fredric Jameson
• Analysis of critical perspectives on spatiality, such as the writer as map-maker, literature of the city and urban space, and the concepts of literary geography, cartographics and geocriticism.

This clear and engaging study presents readers with a thought provoking and illuminating guide to the literature and criticism of ‘space’.