The Intelligible Metropolis : : Urban Mentality in Contemporary London Novels / / Nora Pleßke.

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• VerfasserIn: Pleßke, Nora,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Language: English
• Series: Lettre
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (576 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; Theory and Methodology --; 2. Theories and Categories of Mentality --; 3. Theories of Urbanity --; 4. The Concept of Urban Mentality --; 5. Methodological Implications --; Analysis of London Mentality --; 6. Cityscape --; 7. Socioscape --; 8. Idioscape --; 9. Conclusion --; Works Cited --; Appendix: London Novels (1997-2007) --; Index --; Acknowledgements
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783839426722; 9783110638721; 9783110369526; 9783110370331; 9783111025223; 9783110489842; 9783110661552; 9783110401226
• DOI: 10.1515/transcript.9783839426722?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Nora Pleßke.

Writings on the metropolis generally foreground illimitability, stressing thereby that the urban ultimately remains both illegible and unintelligible. Instead, the purpose of this interdisciplinary study is to demonstrate that mentality as a tool offers orientation in the urban realm. Nora Pleßke develops a model of urban mentality to be employed for cities worldwide. Against the background of the Spatial Turn, she identifies dominant urban-specific structures of London mentality in contemporary London novels, such as Monica Ali's »Brick Lane«, J.G. Ballard's »Millennium People«, Nick Hornby's »A Long Way Down«, and Ian McEwan's »Saturday«.