The City and the Text: Representations of the City in Modern and Contemporary World Literature

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The growth and development of cities is one of the central characteristics of modernity, and a recurring topic in modern and contemporary literature. The city has been portrayed both as a fascinating and terrifying space, and it has been both loved and detested by writers who have sought to explore the urban phenomenon and its social and aesthetic implications. In this course, we discuss and compare a variety of textual representations of the city, as well as critical essays and films on the subject.