Space, Geography and literature; A Geocritical Perspective
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Literature generally, during different times and especially in postmodern era has had a close affinity with the concept of space. In literature the concept of space is regarded as the physically existing environment in which an event, a story or happening occurs. A literary writer tries to give a new picture of life to the reader by combining a represented place of the real world with imaginary spaces. Sometimes representation of spaces and places are a mere copy of the real places and sometimes they are wholly imaginary in order to represent a utopian society. This issue has motivated some critics to consider the concept of place deeply. In this way Geocriticism that has came into existence by Bertrand Westphal and Robert T. Tally at the time of postmodern tries to analyse real and imaginary spaces and their relation with one another in literature and reality. Geocriticism also regards all writing as a map. This paper tries to consider the importance of the concept of space in literature based on the newly born theory of Geocriticism.
Authors and Affiliations
Kyoumars Azizi*| M.A. Student, Department of English Language and Literature, Boroujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University.Boroujerd, Iran, email: azizi.kyoumars@yahoo.com, Shahram Afrougheh| Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Boroujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd, Iran
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