The Poetics of the Constructed Environment in J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise
This article analyses major constituents of the poetics of the constructed environment in James Graham Ballard’s novel High-Rise (1975). The novel’s high-rise is contextualised within the framework of contemporary architectural development as well as Ballard’s overall work, with its particular emph...
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This article analyses major constituents of the poetics of the constructed environment in James Graham Ballard’s novel High-Rise (1975). The novel’s high-rise is contextualised within the framework of contemporary architectural development as well as Ballard’s overall work, with its particular emphasis on novels dealing with prototypically modern urban constructions. The interpretation of Ballard’s narrative seeks to examine the chief aspects of the space of the tower block as well as the tenants’ response to it. The paper endeavours to highlight the author’s tendency to examine the interconnected relationships between humans and contemporary architectural structures in his fiction.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a543c2c3c4194dbfb4a2f766c6ca59ec2023-05-06T14:00:19ZengUniversity of PardubiceAmerican and British Studies Annual1803-60582788-22332018-11-0111The Poetics of the Constructed Environment in J.G. Ballard’s High-RiseTereza Topolovská0Charles University This article analyses major constituents of the poetics of the constructed environment in James Graham Ballard’s novel High-Rise (1975). The novel’s high-rise is contextualised within the framework of contemporary architectural development as well as Ballard’s overall work, with its particular emphasis on novels dealing with prototypically modern urban constructions. The interpretation of Ballard’s narrative seeks to examine the chief aspects of the space of the tower block as well as the tenants’ response to it. The paper endeavours to highlight the author’s tendency to examine the interconnected relationships between humans and contemporary architectural structures in his fiction. https://absa.upce.cz/index.php/absa/article/view/2316J.G. Ballardpoetics of spacearchitecture in literaturehigh-risealienation |
| spellingShingle | Tereza Topolovská The Poetics of the Constructed Environment in J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise American and British Studies Annual J.G. Ballard poetics of space architecture in literature high-rise alienation |
| title | The Poetics of the Constructed Environment in J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise |
| title_full | The Poetics of the Constructed Environment in J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The Poetics of the Constructed Environment in J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise |
| title_short | The Poetics of the Constructed Environment in J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise |
| title_sort | poetics of the constructed environment in j g ballard s high rise |
| topic | J.G. Ballard poetics of space architecture in literature high-rise alienation |
| url | https://absa.upce.cz/index.php/absa/article/view/2316 |
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