The Portrayal of London in Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere and Ben Aaronovich’s Rivers of London
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The Portrayal of London in Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere and Ben Aaronovich’s Rivers of London
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The aim of this chapter is to analyse and compare the world-building styles of two contemporary British urban fantasy novels—Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman and the first volume of the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch. The chapter focuses on the role of the setting by mapping specific locations and analysing the urban spaces depicted in these works. The central theme of this chapter is the city of London and its influence on literary works. The two novels in question combine elements of the real urban environment of London with a fantastical setting. The theoretical section of this paper situates these works within the genre of urban fantasy and discusses the concepts of literary geography and cartography as theories of literary mapping. Additionally, the chapter focuses on specific London locations featured in both novels, investigating the role of settings, the function of these places within the narratives, and the boundary between reality and fantasy. By mapping real places and their fantastical representations, this study aims to demonstrate how urban spaces are reshaped and perceived in literature.
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C - Chapter in a specialist book
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OECD FORD branch
60206 - Specific literatures
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Publication year
2025
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S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Suburbia Reconsidered, Volume 1: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Suburbia and Literature
ISBN
978-3-032-01786-4
Number of pages of the result
30
Pages from-to
113-142
Number of pages of the book
183
Publisher name
Springer Nature
Place of publication
Cham
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