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The two volumes collect the papers presented at the 22nd AIA Conference held in Cagliari, 15th – 17th September, 2005. The theme of cityscapes is dealt with from a variety of analytical standpoints, from traditional literary theory to modern critical literary, cultural and linguistic stances, embracing a wide range of topics involving identity and human beings´ relationship to themselves, to others and to the environment, both from a synchronic and from a diachronic standpoint, geographical references being made to a variety of places across the globe. Special importance is given to the nature of the urban environment and how this affects the social, psychological and emotional lives of human beings.