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The Transnational in Literary Studies - Potential and Limitations of a Concept (Hardcover)
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The Transnational in Literary Studies - Potential and Limitations of a Concept (Hardcover)
Series: WeltLiteraturen / World Literatures
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This volume clarifies the meanings and applications of the concept
of the transnational and identifies areas in which the concept can
be particularly useful. The division of the volume into three parts
reflects areas which seem particularly amenable to analysis through
a transnational lens. The chapters in Part 1 present case studies
in which the concept replaces or complements traditionally dominant
concepts in literary studies. These chapters demonstrate, for
example, why some dramatic texts and performances can better be
described as transnational than as postcolonial, and how the
transnational underlies and complements concepts such as world
literature. Part 2 assesses the advantages and limitations of
writing literary history with a transnational focus. These chapters
illustrate how such a perspective loosens the epistemic
stranglehold of national historiographies, but they also argue that
the transnational and national agendas of literary historiography
are frequently entangled. The chapters in Part 3 identify
transnational genres such as the transnational historical novel,
transnational migrant fiction and translinguistic theatre, and
analyse the specific poetics and politics of these genres.
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