The Literary and Cultural Spaces of Restoration London Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Literary and Cultural Spaces of Restoration London Book

In September 1666 the Great Fire destroyed four-fifths of the ancient commercial City of London. All that had been familiar, settled, known, was suddenly swept away, and Londoners faced an emptiness that was not only physical but also historical, social, financial, and conceptual. In this study Cynthia Wall reads the literature of Restoration and early eighteenth-century London in the context of other texts such as sermons, royal proclamations, maps, and topographies, and shows how literature attempts to reinvest the city with 'modern' meaning and create new spaces for new genres.Read More

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  • 0521630134
  • 9780521630139
  • Cynthia Wall
  • 14 January 1999
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 296
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