Rome, Postmodern Narratives of a Cityscape

Taylor & Francis

Until the mid-twentieth century the Western imagination seemed intent on viewing Rome purely in terms of its classical past or as a stop on the Grand Tour. This collection of essays looks at Rome from a postmodern perspective, including analysis of the city's 'unmappability', its fragmented narratives and its iconic status in literature and film. > Until the mid-twentieth century the Western imagination seemed intent on viewing Rome purely in terms of its classical past or as a stop on the Grand Tour. This collection of essays looks at Rome from a postmodern perspective, including analysis of the city's 'unmappability', its fragmented narratives and its iconic status in literature and film. > Introduction: Rome, Postmodern Narratives of a Cityscape, Dom Holdaway, Filippo Trentin; Chapter 1 Between Rome\u2019s Walls: Notes on the Role and Reception of the Aurelian Walls, Marco Cavietti; Chapter 2 The Explosion of Rome in the Fragments of a Postmodern Iconography: Federico Fellin;