Language of the Land:
The Library of Congress Book of Literary Maps
by Martha Hopkins and Michael Buscher
preface by James H. Billington
foreword by Ralph E. Ehrenberg
afterword by John Y. Cole
Inspired by the exhibition it documents,
this book contains photographs, descriptions, and bibliographical information
for more than 200 literary maps. Sections feature maps pertaining to world
literature, individual regions and countries, British literature, American literature,
individual states and cities, and specific books and authors as well as maps of
imaginary worlds, folklore, myths, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes. The book
lists literary atlases and other compilations of literary maps. The introduction
is the first-ever discussion of literary maps as a distinct genre.
Paper, 10 by 10 inches, 304 pages; 243 illustrations, including 20 in color
ISBN 0-8444-0963-4; GPO stock no. 030-001-00178-4
$50.00
Available from the Library of Congress Sales Shop, Washington, D.C. 20540-4985 (credit card
orders taken at 202 707-0204) or from the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954,
Pittsburgh, PA. 15250-7954 (fax 202 512-2250)
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