Manchester University Press
2 Streets
Abstract
This chapter studies the three main themes of language, writing and New York. It studies New York for the ways the characters, particularly Quinn in ‘City of Glass’, relate to the urban experience. It then discusses Auster's persistent theme of language and its capacity to engage and represent the metropolitan condition. This chapter also reviews the idea of writing, and emphasises the instabilities of literary form.
Abstract
This chapter studies the three main themes of language, writing and New York. It studies New York for the ways the characters, particularly Quinn in ‘City of Glass’, relate to the urban experience. It then discusses Auster's persistent theme of language and its capacity to engage and represent the metropolitan condition. This chapter also reviews the idea of writing, and emphasises the instabilities of literary form.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Series editors’ foreword ix
- Acknowledgements xi
- 1 Rooms 1
- 2 Streets 32
- 3 Downtown 67
- 4 Out of town 99
- 5 No place 129
- 6 The global metropolis 160
- Afterword 192
- Bibliography and filmography 194
- Index 201
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Series editors’ foreword ix
- Acknowledgements xi
- 1 Rooms 1
- 2 Streets 32
- 3 Downtown 67
- 4 Out of town 99
- 5 No place 129
- 6 The global metropolis 160
- Afterword 192
- Bibliography and filmography 194
- Index 201
