List of fictional city-states in literature

This is a list of fictional city-states in literature. A city-state is a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories.[1][2] They have been an important aspect of human society, and historically included famous cities like Athens, Carthage, Rome,[2] and the Italian city-states of the Renaissance. Correspondingly in literature, there are numerous examples of fictional city-states.

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References

  1. "city-state". reference.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "city-state". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. Specifically mentioned are Scranton, Pennsylvania, New York City (actually, only Manhattan) and Budapest (wandering space still bisected by the dry course of the Danube).
  4. The map of Neustern is an ongoing project by the artist Gary Farrelly, which began when he was international artist in residency at the University of Texas in Dallas.
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