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Walking New York : reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole, Stephen Miller
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- Summary
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- "A literary walking tour of New York City as seen through the eyes of American and British writers. It's no wonder that New York has always been a magnet city for writers. Manhattan is one of the most walkable cities in the world. While many novelists, poets, and essayists have enjoyed long walks in New York, not all of them have had favorable impressions. Addressing an endlessly appealing subject, Walking New York is a study of twelve American writers and several British writers who walked the streets of New York and wrote about their impressions of the city in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Seen through the eyes of Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, William Dean Howells, Jacob Riis, Henry James, Stephen Crane, Theodore Dreiser, James Weldon Johnson, Alfred Kazin, Elizabeth Hardwick, Colson Whitehead, and Teju Cole, almost all the works in Walking New York are about Manhattan, with only Whitman and Kazin writing about Brooklyn. Though the writers were often irritated, disturbed, and occasionally shocked by what they saw on their walks, they were still fascinated by the city William Dean Howells called "splendidly and sordidly commercial" and Cynthia Ozick called "faithfully inconstant, magnetic, man-made, unnatural-the synthetic sublime." In this idiosyncratic guidebook to New York, celebrated writers ruminate on questions that are still hotly debated to this day: the pros and cons of capitalism and the impact of immigration. Many imply that New York is a bewildering text that is hard to make sense of. Returning to New York after an absence of two decades, Henry James loathed many things about "bristling" New York, while native New Yorker Walt Whitman both celebrated and criticized "Mannahatta" in his writings. Combining literary scholarship with urban studies, Walking New York reveals how this crowded, dirty, noisy, and sometimes ugly city gave these "restless analysts" plenty of fodder for their craft"--
- "Walking New York is an idiosyncratic guide to New York--a study of twelve American writers who walked in New York and wrote about their impressions of the city in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 251 pages
- Contents
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- 1. Reflections on Walking: From Plato to Baudelaire
- 2. Britons Visiting New York: Fanny Trollope, Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens
- 3. Walt Whitman: Magnetic Mannahatta
- 4. Herman Melville: Lost in the City
- 5. William Dean Howells: Boston vs. New York
- 6. Jacob Riis: Walking for Reform
- 7. Henry James: What to Make of the Bristling City
- 8. Stephen Crane: Adventures in Poverty
- 9. Theodore Dreiser: From Broadway to the Bowery
- 10. James Weldon Johnson: A Black Man in Manhattan
- 11. Alfred Kazin: Reveries of a Solitary Walker
- 12. Elizabeth Hardwick: West Side Stories
- 13. Colson Whitehead and Teju Cole: Disoriented, Deracinated, Exhilarated
- 14. The Synthetic Sublime
- Isbn
- 9780823263158
- Label
- Walking New York : reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole
- Title
- Walking New York
- Title remainder
- reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen Miller
- Subject
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- American literature -- History and criticism
- American literature -- New York (State) | New York -- History and criticism
- trueAmerican literature -- New York City -- History and criticism
- trueAuthors, American
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) | New York
- trueAuthors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York City
- trueAuthors, English
- trueAuthors, English -- Travel
- Authors, English -- Travel
- Authors, English -- Travel -- New York (State) | New York -- History
- trueAuthors, English -- Travel -- New York City -- History
- trueAuthors, English -- Travel | History
- City and town life in literature
- City and town life in literature
- trueCity life
- trueCity life in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
- trueLiterary criticism
- trueLiterary landmarks
- Literature
- trueLiterature and society
- Literature and society
- trueLiterature and society -- History
- Literature and society -- New York (State) | New York -- History
- trueLiterature and society -- New York City -- History
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- In literature
- trueManhattan, New York City
- New York (N.Y.) -- In literature
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
- New York (State) -- New York
- New York (State) -- New York | Manhattan
- trueNew York City
- trueNew York City -- Social conditions
- trueNew York City in literature
- Social history
- trueVoyages and travels
- Walking
- trueWalking
- trueWalking -- New York City
- Walking in literature
- Walking in literature
- Walking -- New York (State) | New York
- American literature
- trueAmerican literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "A literary walking tour of New York City as seen through the eyes of American and British writers. It's no wonder that New York has always been a magnet city for writers. Manhattan is one of the most walkable cities in the world. While many novelists, poets, and essayists have enjoyed long walks in New York, not all of them have had favorable impressions. Addressing an endlessly appealing subject, Walking New York is a study of twelve American writers and several British writers who walked the streets of New York and wrote about their impressions of the city in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Seen through the eyes of Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, William Dean Howells, Jacob Riis, Henry James, Stephen Crane, Theodore Dreiser, James Weldon Johnson, Alfred Kazin, Elizabeth Hardwick, Colson Whitehead, and Teju Cole, almost all the works in Walking New York are about Manhattan, with only Whitman and Kazin writing about Brooklyn. Though the writers were often irritated, disturbed, and occasionally shocked by what they saw on their walks, they were still fascinated by the city William Dean Howells called "splendidly and sordidly commercial" and Cynthia Ozick called "faithfully inconstant, magnetic, man-made, unnatural-the synthetic sublime." In this idiosyncratic guidebook to New York, celebrated writers ruminate on questions that are still hotly debated to this day: the pros and cons of capitalism and the impact of immigration. Many imply that New York is a bewildering text that is hard to make sense of. Returning to New York after an absence of two decades, Henry James loathed many things about "bristling" New York, while native New Yorker Walt Whitman both celebrated and criticized "Mannahatta" in his writings. Combining literary scholarship with urban studies, Walking New York reveals how this crowded, dirty, noisy, and sometimes ugly city gave these "restless analysts" plenty of fodder for their craft"--
- "Walking New York is an idiosyncratic guide to New York--a study of twelve American writers who walked in New York and wrote about their impressions of the city in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry"--
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- 10389421
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Miller, Stephen
- Dewey number
- 810.9/97471
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS255.N5
- LC item number
- M56 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- American literature
- Walking
- Walking in literature
- City and town life in literature
- Authors, American
- Authors, English
- Literature and society
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- American literature
- Authors, American
- Authors, English
- City and town life in literature
- Literature
- Literature and society
- Social history
- Walking
- Walking in literature
- New York (N.Y.)
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (State)
- New York (State)
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- reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole
- Label
- Walking New York : reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole, Stephen Miller
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index
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- Contents
- 1. Reflections on Walking: From Plato to Baudelaire -- 2. Britons Visiting New York: Fanny Trollope, Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens -- 3. Walt Whitman: Magnetic Mannahatta -- 4. Herman Melville: Lost in the City -- 5. William Dean Howells: Boston vs. New York -- 6. Jacob Riis: Walking for Reform -- 7. Henry James: What to Make of the Bristling City -- 8. Stephen Crane: Adventures in Poverty -- 9. Theodore Dreiser: From Broadway to the Bowery -- 10. James Weldon Johnson: A Black Man in Manhattan -- 11. Alfred Kazin: Reveries of a Solitary Walker -- 12. Elizabeth Hardwick: West Side Stories -- 13. Colson Whitehead and Teju Cole: Disoriented, Deracinated, Exhilarated -- 14. The Synthetic Sublime
- Control code
- 1068492
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 251 pages
- Isbn
- 9780823263158
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014013002
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780823263158
- (OCoLC)874223692
- Label
- Walking New York : reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole, Stephen Miller
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
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- rdacarrier
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- Contents
- 1. Reflections on Walking: From Plato to Baudelaire -- 2. Britons Visiting New York: Fanny Trollope, Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens -- 3. Walt Whitman: Magnetic Mannahatta -- 4. Herman Melville: Lost in the City -- 5. William Dean Howells: Boston vs. New York -- 6. Jacob Riis: Walking for Reform -- 7. Henry James: What to Make of the Bristling City -- 8. Stephen Crane: Adventures in Poverty -- 9. Theodore Dreiser: From Broadway to the Bowery -- 10. James Weldon Johnson: A Black Man in Manhattan -- 11. Alfred Kazin: Reveries of a Solitary Walker -- 12. Elizabeth Hardwick: West Side Stories -- 13. Colson Whitehead and Teju Cole: Disoriented, Deracinated, Exhilarated -- 14. The Synthetic Sublime
- Control code
- 1068492
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 251 pages
- Isbn
- 9780823263158
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014013002
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780823263158
- (OCoLC)874223692
Subject
- American literature -- History and criticism
- American literature -- New York (State) | New York -- History and criticism
- trueAmerican literature -- New York City -- History and criticism
- trueAuthors, American
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) | New York
- trueAuthors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York City
- trueAuthors, English
- trueAuthors, English -- Travel
- Authors, English -- Travel
- Authors, English -- Travel -- New York (State) | New York -- History
- trueAuthors, English -- Travel -- New York City -- History
- trueAuthors, English -- Travel | History
- City and town life in literature
- City and town life in literature
- trueCity life
- trueCity life in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
- trueLiterary criticism
- trueLiterary landmarks
- Literature
- trueLiterature and society
- Literature and society
- trueLiterature and society -- History
- Literature and society -- New York (State) | New York -- History
- trueLiterature and society -- New York City -- History
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- In literature
- trueManhattan, New York City
- New York (N.Y.) -- In literature
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
- New York (State) -- New York
- New York (State) -- New York | Manhattan
- trueNew York City
- trueNew York City -- Social conditions
- trueNew York City in literature
- Social history
- trueVoyages and travels
- Walking
- trueWalking
- trueWalking -- New York City
- Walking in literature
- Walking in literature
- Walking -- New York (State) | New York
- American literature
- trueAmerican literature
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