Literature and the world
"Literature and the World presents a broad and multifaceted introduction to world literature and globalisation. The book provides a brief background and history of the field followed by a wide spectrum of exemplary readings and case studies from around the world. Amongst other aspects of World...
| Otros Autores: | , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge
2019.
2019. |
| Edición: | 1 ed |
| Colección: | Literature and Contemporary Thought
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009866437806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Introduction: Why world literature?; The making of a modern classic; The history of a concept; Revival; World literature and its discontents: theoretical challenges; The way forward; Acknowledgement; Notes; References; 1. Paradigms: World literature and its others; National literature; Comparative literature; Postcolonial studies; Translation studies; References; 2. Ecologies of literature: The cosmopolitan-vernacular nexus; Circulation in general and ecologies in particular; Notes; References
- 3. Genre: Strangeness and familiarityLocal and universal?; Spirited misconceptions; Best-selling enchantment; Writing back through genre; Note; References; 4. Geographies: Reading the oceans; The Black Atlantic (the abyss); Indian Ocean narratives; The Indian Ocean as a public sphere; By way of conclusion: oceans and ecologies of world literature; Note; References; 5. Media and method: The digitized library of Babel; World literature in your pocket; Read everything?; Circulation; Reading the great unread; Critical perspectives; References; 6. Translation: Duration and cosmopolitan reading
- NotesReferences; 7. Unfinished business: A dialogue; 1 Language in the twenty-first century; 2 Institutional transformations; 3 National ideals; 4 The status of literature; 5 The complexity of literature; 6 Postcolonialism; 7 Gender; 8 Migrants; 9 World literature and grand challenges: new directions?; References; Index
