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City as Text

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Citytext: A Theoretical Introduction

    • Christopher Mulvey, John Simons
    Pages 1-11
  3. The City as Ideal Text

    • Graham Clarke
    Pages 12-27
  4. John Sloan in New York City

    • Allen J. Koppenhaver
    Pages 47-55
  5. John Sloan’s New York, 1906–13

    • Derek Pollard
    Pages 56-69
  6. The New York Art Scene in the 1960s

    • John Osborne
    Pages 70-88
  7. Andy Warhol’s Velvet Underground

    • John Simons
    Pages 89-105
  8. Harlem Street Speakers in the 1930s

    • Roma Barnes
    Pages 106-130
  9. The Image of Black Harlem in Literature

    • James L. de Jongh
    Pages 131-146
  10. The Black Capital of the World

    • Christopher Mulvey
    Pages 147-165
  11. New York as a Third World City

    • Arthur E. Paris
    Pages 166-176
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 192-196

About this book

This collection of essays by English and American writers focuses on New York life from the perspectives of several disciplines and life experiences. The period covered by the essays stretches from the late 19th century to contemporary New York.

Editors and Affiliations

  • King Alfred’s College, Winchester, USA

    Christopher Mulvey

  • American Studies, King Alfred’s College, Winchester, USA

    John Simons

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