Walking New York : reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole
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New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2015.
ISBN
9780823263158, 0823263150
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LC Subjects
American literature -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York.
Authors, English -- Travel -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
City and town life in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Literature and society -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- In literature.
New York (N.Y.) -- In literature.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
Walking -- New York (State) -- New York.
Walking in literature.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York.
Authors, English -- Travel -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
City and town life in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Literature and society -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- In literature.
New York (N.Y.) -- In literature.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
Walking -- New York (State) -- New York.
Walking in literature.
Other Subjects
Amerikanisches Englisch.
Literatur.
Littérature américaine -- New York (N.Y.) -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société -- Résidences et lieux familiers -- Histoire.
Marche -- New York (N.Y.) -- Dans la littérature.
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
New York (N.Y.) -- District de Manhattan -- Conditions sociales.
New York (N.Y.) -- District de Manhattan -- Dans la littérature.
Spaziergang -- Motiv.
Écrivains américains -- Résidences et lieux familiers -- New York (N.Y.)
Écrivains anglais -- Voyages -- Histoire.
Literatur.
Littérature américaine -- New York (N.Y.) -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société -- Résidences et lieux familiers -- Histoire.
Marche -- New York (N.Y.) -- Dans la littérature.
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
New York (N.Y.) -- District de Manhattan -- Conditions sociales.
New York (N.Y.) -- District de Manhattan -- Dans la littérature.
Spaziergang -- Motiv.
Écrivains américains -- Résidences et lieux familiers -- New York (N.Y.)
Écrivains anglais -- Voyages -- Histoire.
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Published
New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xix, 251 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780823263158, 0823263150
UPC
40024292342
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index.
Description
"A literary walking tour of New York City as seen through the eyes of American and British writers. It's no wonder that New York has always been a magnet city for writers. Manhattan is one of the most walkable cities in the world. While many novelists, poets, and essayists have enjoyed long walks in New York, not all of them have had favorable impressions. Addressing an endlessly appealing subject, Walking New York is a study of twelve American writers and several British writers who walked the streets of New York and wrote about their impressions of the city in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Seen through the eyes of Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, William Dean Howells, Jacob Riis, Henry James, Stephen Crane, Theodore Dreiser, James Weldon Johnson, Alfred Kazin, Elizabeth Hardwick, Colson Whitehead, and Teju Cole, almost all the works in Walking New York are about Manhattan, with only Whitman and Kazin writing about Brooklyn. Though the writers were often irritated, disturbed, and occasionally shocked by what they saw on their walks, they were still fascinated by the city William Dean Howells called "splendidly and sordidly commercial" and Cynthia Ozick called "faithfully inconstant, magnetic, man-made, unnatural-the synthetic sublime." In this idiosyncratic guidebook to New York, celebrated writers ruminate on questions that are still hotly debated to this day: the pros and cons of capitalism and the impact of immigration. Many imply that New York is a bewildering text that is hard to make sense of. Returning to New York after an absence of two decades, Henry James loathed many things about "bristling" New York, while native New Yorker Walt Whitman both celebrated and criticized "Mannahatta" in his writings. Combining literary scholarship with urban studies, Walking New York reveals how this crowded, dirty, noisy, and sometimes ugly city gave these "restless analysts" plenty of fodder for their craft"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Miller, S. (2015). Walking New York: reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole . Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Stephen, 1941-. 2015. Walking New York: Reflections of American Writers From Walt Whitman to Teju Cole. Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Stephen, 1941-. Walking New York: Reflections of American Writers From Walt Whitman to Teju Cole Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miller, Stephen. Walking New York: Reflections of American Writers From Walt Whitman to Teju Cole Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2015.
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