Rethinking Place through Literary Form

Rethinking Place Through Literary Form explores the relationship between place and linguistic form, arguing that the rise of scattered communities requires linguistic negotiations of one's locatedness in place to uncover and re-build identity. The volume examines narrative re-imaginings of forgotten and interrupted intimacies between habitation and place from diverse parts of the world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 284 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

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Rethinking Place Through Literary Form delves into the intricate interplay between place and linguistic form, exploring the complex and multifaceted configurations of both real and perceived spaces. It challenges the established geopolitically determined categories of the 'center' and 'periphery' and advocates for renegotiating these categories through linguistic negotiations of one's locatedness in place. The volume posits that the rise of scattered communities, displaced both physically and psychologically by urban landscapes and alienated geographies, necessitates a fundamental shift in our approach to understanding and rebuilding identity.

To address this pressing need, the book comprises twelve chapters that examine narrative re-imaginings of forgotten and interrupted intimacies between habitation and place across diverse regions of the world. These chapters highlight the growing imperative to expand and alter our approaches to literary representations of modernity and modes of self-location.

Through a multidisciplinary lens that incorporates literary criticism, geography, and cultural studies, Rethinking Place Through Literary Form offers a rich and nuanced exploration of the ways in which literature shapes our understanding of place and contributes to the re-imagining of our spatial identities. It sheds light on the ways in which language and narrative can facilitate the exploration of the complexities of location, displacement, and belonging, and provide a platform for re-thinking the relationship between individuals and their environments in the contemporary world.

Weight: 529g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030964931
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022