Fictions of New York: The City as Metaphor in Selected American Texts	1
	Contents	3
	1 Introduction	5
	2 The American City as Metaphor	8
	3 Pictures of New York City	12
	3.1 Panorama of the City	12
	3.1.1 John Dos Passos’ "Manhattan Transfer"	12
	3.2 Into the City	19
	3.2.1 The Polarized City of Edith Wharton’s "The House of Mirth" and Stephen Crane’s "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets"	19
	3.3 The Metaphysical City	33
	3.3.1 Paul Auster’s "City of Glass"	33
	4 Conclusion	44
	5 Appendix	48
	6 Primary Literature	49
	7 Secondary Literature	49