New York
Information:
New York City is located at the East coast of the United States of America in the state of New York and is the largest ( 302,64 km²), most populous and most famous city in the United States. It consists of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. In 2012 New York City had a population of 8,336,697 inhabitants.
New York City aerial view
In "Autres Temps“:
Within Edith Wharton´s short story “Autres Temps”, the city of New York is used as a synonym for the society that lives in it. What frightens Mrs. Lidcote is not the “menacing mass”[1] of the city with its buildings or other physical features but the spirit, attitudes and power of the city´s upper-class in the beginning of the 20th century. (see `society´)
Further information:
· basic information:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/412352/New-York-City
· official website of New York City:
Sources:
· http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/412352/New-York-City (retrieved 01/04/2014)
· http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3651000.html (retrieved 01/04/2014)
· Picture: New York City aerial view
http://timsklyarov.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/new-york-city-aerial-1.jpg
(retrieved 01/04/2014)
[1] Wharton (1916)