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“THE THIRD SPACE” AND FOUR WARSAWS. LITERARY CARTOGRAPHY IN THE STUDY OF URBAN CULTURE // ΠΡΑΞΗMΑ. Journal of Visual Semiotics. 2019. Issue 1 (19). P. 69-86

The article attempts to justify the use of cartography as a method of studying literature rooted spatially and autobiographically, the example being Miron Białoszewski’s map of Warsaw created as part of the project “Topo-Graphies: city, map, literature”. Literary cartography is presented here both as a method of interpreting literature and researching urban culture. At the same time, attention is drawn to its contribution to the understanding of cartography and the theory of space and methodology of cultural studies, as well as to the social and ideological dimensions of creating maps, especially their iconicity.

Keywords: city, urban culture, map, literary cartography, geocriticism, geopoetics, “third space”, topography, Topo-Graphies, Warsaw, Miron Białoszewski, spatial practices, literature as urban practice