When reading a book we mention a lot: the plot, the characters, different narrative perspectives, and also style. Everyone can more or less “feel” style, but that is why it is so difficult to define. Speaking about style from a linguistic and literary perspective we should think about choice of words, length and complexity of… Continue reading Impact of Style
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A Tiny Cartography of Mapping Literature
My guess is that almost any reader will recognize the map from figure 1, just above. It is a map of Middle Earth. This image was reproduced from the 1993 paperback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The map and its various siblings that have adorned some of the first pages of… Continue reading A Tiny Cartography of Mapping Literature