“Here Be Dragons:” The Tyranny of the Cityscape in James Baldwin’s Intimate Cartographies

The skyline of New York projects a dominant presence in the works of James Baldwin—even those set elsewhere. This essay analyzes the socio-spatial relationships and cognitive maps delineated in Baldwin’s writing, and suggests that some of the most compelling and intense portrayals of New York’s psyc...

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Main Author: Emma Cleary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manchester University Press 2015-09-01
Series:James Baldwin Review
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Online Access:https://jbr.openlibrary.manchester.ac.uk/index.php/jbr/article/view/5