Romantic Cartographies by Sally Bushell, Julia S. Carlson, Da... - 9781108472388

Cambridge University Press

Romantic CartographiesMapping, Literature, Culture, 17891832\nAuthor(s): Sally Bushell, Julia S. Carlson, Damian Walford Davies\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108472388, 978-1108472388\nSynopsis\nRomantic Cartographies is the first collection to explore the reach and significance of cartographic practice in Romantic-period culture. Revealing the diverse ways in which the period sought to map and spatialise itself, the volume also considers the engagement of our own digital cultures with Romanticism's 'map-mindedness'. Original, exploratory essays engage with a wide range of cartographic projects, objects and experiences in Britain, and globally. Subjects range from Wordsworth, Clare and Walter Scott, to Romantic board games and geographical primers, to reveal the pervasiveness of the cartographic imagination in private and public spheres. Bringing together literary analysis, creative practi.