Thomsen develops the concept of constellations of books based on
particular formal and thematic traits and shows how this works in
relation to literature written by migrant writers and literature on
genocides, wars and catastrophes."Mapping World Literature"
explores the study of literature and literary history in the light
of globalization and argues that international canonization of
books and authors can be used as an instrument for textual analysis
of world literature. Thomsen uses a distinctive method in combining
the concept of literary constellations and canonization, which
allows for literary analysis that balances the formal and thematic
elements of texts with their impact on the international literary
scene. This is introduced through an overview of the concept of
world literature including a discussion of present critical
positions and then a specific analysis of two cases, literature
written by migrant writers and the literature of genocide, war and
disaster.Through the concept of constellations in literary studies,
the book offers a nuanced understanding of the mechanism of
canonization in the international sphere, especially in terms of
how texts overcome contextual obstacles to understanding in other
cultures, and it provides a balanced critical perspective on the
present and future of world literature. Of interest to advanced
students and researchers in comparative and world literature, it
suggests new approaches to the analysis of emerging patterns in
world literature, in particular those of post-national literatures.
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