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chorography [kɒˈrɒgrəfɪ] n Geography 1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the technique of mapping regions 2. pl -phies (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a description or map of a region, as opposed to a small area [via Latin from Greek khōrographia, from khōros place, country + -graphy] chorographer n chorographic [ˌkɒrəˈgræfɪk], chorographical adj chorographically adv chorography 1. a description, map, or chart of a particular region or area. See also: Maps2. the art of preparing such descriptions or maps. — chorographer, n. — chorographic, adj. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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By grounding its account of history in the physical landscape, rather than in providential narrative structures, chorography offers Elizabethan writers an alternative to the increasingly discredited traditional stories of British history. Particular chorography is given for effortless playing. Hers is the nonlinear, mobile, and situated subjectivity that Gregory Ulmer implies as the product of the project of Chorography, where traditional method collides with hypertext and explodes into new configurations. |
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