'A local habitation and a name': Writing Britain

► Analyses the landscape of the exhibition Writing Britain compared to the Festival of Britain and The Robinson Institute. ► Shows how Writing Britain is inspired by chorography, but takes a supra-historical approach to literature and place. ► Critically discusses the dominance of 'genius loci' in its treatment of its texts and artefacts. ► Examines the exhibition's geographical vision through the expressions of its maps and textual signage.