Literary Landscapes: Maps from Fiction

When:
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 10:00a -
5:00p

Where:
Boston Public Library, Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
700 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Art

Event website:
http://maps.bpl.org/content/tour-future#tour

Maps of imaginary places have accompanied literature for centuries. Visualizing the fanciful worlds described in works of fiction sets the stage for events taking place in a story, and often provides insight into the characters themselves.


In this exhibition of forty items, visitors will discover maps from a variety of fictional genres, learn how authors create imaginary worlds, and appreciate why descriptive geography is essential to the story. People and creatures, even those who exist only in tales, are related to place, and maps of their imaginary worlds allow readers to be transported into the geography of fantasy.


February 2 through October 25.

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