World Literature is an increasingly influential subject in
literary studies, which has led to the re-framing of contemporary
ideas of national literatures, language and translation.
World Literature: A Reader brings together thirty essential
readings which display the theoretical foundations of the subject,
as well as showing its conceptual development over a two hundred
year period.
The book features:
- an illuminating introduction to the subject, with suggested
reading paths to help readers navigate through the materials
- texts exploring key themes such as globalization,
cosmopolitanism, post/trans-nationalism, and translation and
nationalism
- writings by major figures including J. W. Goethe, Karl Marx,
Friedrich Engels, Longxi Zhao, David Damrosch, Gayatri Chakravorty
Spivak, Pascale Casanova and Milan Kundera.
The early explorations of the meaning of Weltliteratur are
introduced, while twenty-first century interpretations by leading
scholars today show the latest critical developments in the field.
The editors offer readers the ideal introduction to the theories
and debates surrounding the impact of this crucial area on the
modern literary landscape.
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