You might look into the many 19th-century flaneurs in New York City, both
diarists and columnists (James Kirke Paulding, Philip Hone, Nathaniel Parker
Willis, George C. Foster, George Templeton Strong, and others). Excerpts
from all of these are conveniently collected in a recent compilation by
Phillip Lopate, _Writing New York: A Literary Anthology_ (Washington Square
Press, 2000).
Leonard Orr
Washington State University
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From: Comparative Literature
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Gaskill
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 5:34 AM
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Subject: literary works about walking
Dear List members,
You have helped me enormously in the past, so I'll ask again! I would be
very grateful for any suggestions.
My name is Sophia Kanaouti and I am a PhD student at the University of
Wales, Cardiff. As part of a research project, I need to trace literary
works (but not poems) that talk about walking, preferably but not
exclusively in the city.
I am interested - mainly but not exclusively once more - in the 'taking
your time' variable, of the author her/himself or of a character, and I
would like to know about any literary work that comes to your mind, in any
language (although if you know of it translated in English - or French)
would be a great help).
As always, no name and title is self-evident - I am Greek, so I fear the
instance when I will miss the most important, even just because I didn't
think of it at the right moment, but only a bit later...
All the best,
Sophia Kanaouti
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