The Dreams and Consequences of Literary Geography: Or, Does Literature End at the Interstate?

Alternative Title

Lecture Given at the Dallas Literary Festival (March 19, 2022)

Authors

Anthony EliaFollow

Publication Date

Spring 3-19-2022

Abstract

Looking at the idea of how writers are connected to space, place, and land, especially within the context of cities or states, this essay explores the notion of how boundaries are determined in describing writers and how useful this is.

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Literary geography; literature; literary theory; literary criticism; geography writing; spatial writing; state and ethnicity;

Disciplines

Modern Literature | Rhetoric

Notes

Given as a lecture at the 2022 Dallas Literary Festival.

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Elia, Anthony, "The Dreams and Consequences of Literary Geography: Or, Does Literature End at the Interstate?" (2022). Bridwell Library Research. 38.
https://scholar.smu.edu/libraries_bridwell_research/38