Literature and the world / / Stefan Helgesson and Mads Rosendahl Thompson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910547696403321
• Autore: Helgesson Stefan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2019
• ISBN: 1-351-20367-3; 1-351-20365-7; 1-351-20366-5
• Edizione: [1 ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (181 pages)
• Collana: Literature and Contemporary Thought
• Disciplina: 809
• Soggetti: Literature - History and criticism; Literature and globalization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: "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 Literature, the authors look at: - New approaches to digital humanities and world literature - Ecologies of world literature - Rethinking geography in a globalised world - Translation - Race and political economy Offering state of the art debates on world literature, this volume is a superb introduction to the field. Its critically thoughtful approach makes this the ideal guide for anyone approaching World Literature"--