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Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer

by Peter Turchi

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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.

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ISBN:

9781595340412

Author:

Turchi, Peter

Publisher:

Trinity University Press

Author:

Turchi

Author:

Peter

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Edition Description:

First Trade Paper Edition

Publication Date:

20070831

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Color and BandW illustrations and maps t

Pages:

246

Dimensions:

8.25 x 5.5 in 17 oz

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Product details 246 pages Trinity University Press - 2007-08-00 English 9781595340412 Reviews:

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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.