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Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer

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Traces the history of maps, from their initial decorative and religious purposes to their later instructional applications. This book describes how maps rely on projections in order to portray a three-dimensional world on the two-dimensional flat surface of paper.
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Product ID:9781595340412
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:US
Title:Maps of the Imagination
Subtitle:The Writer as Cartographer
Authors:Author: Peter Turchi
Page Count:246
Subjects:Literary studies: general, Literary studies: general
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Traces the history of maps, from their initial decorative and religious purposes to their later instructional applications. This book describes how maps rely on projections in order to portray a three-dimensional world on the two-dimensional flat surface of paper.
In Maps of the Imagination, Peter Turchi posits the idea that maps help people understand where they are in the world in the same way that literature, whether realistic or experimental, attempts to explain human realities. The author explores how writers and cartographers use many of the same devices for plotting and executing their work, making crucial decisions about what to include and what to leave out, in order to get from here to there, without excess baggage or a confusing surplus of information. Turchi traces the history of maps, from their initial decorative and religious purposes to their later instructional applications. He describes how maps rely on projections in order to portray a three-dimensional world on the two-dimensional flat surface of paper, which he then relates to what writers do in projecting a literary work from the imagination onto the page.
Imprint Name:Trinity University Press,U.S.
Publisher Name:Trinity University Press,U.S.
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2007-09-13