02284nam 2200493 a 450 991081383550332120240418145928.0144430460797814443046029781444304596(MiAaPQ)EBC7104564(CKB)24989760500041(MiAaPQ)EBC819369(MiAaPQ)EBC416426(Au-PeEL)EBL416426(CaPaEBR)ebr10300901(CaONFJC)MIL200764(OCoLC)476247985(EXLCZ)992498976050004120080320d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHow to read world literature /David Damrosch1st ed.Chichester, U.K. ;Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell2009viii, 139 p. ill., mapsHow to study literatureIncludes bibliographical references (p. 130-135) and index.What is "literature"? -- Reading across time -- Reading across cultures -- Reading in translation -- Going abroad -- Going global.How to Read World Literature addresses the unique challenges faced by a reader confronting foreign literature. Accessible and enlightening, Damrosch offers readers the tools to navigate works as varied as Homer, Sophocles, Kalidasa, Du Fu, Dante, Murasaki, Moliere, Kafka, Soyinka, and Walcott. Offers a unique set of "modes of entry" for readers encountering foreign literatureProvides readers with the tools to think creatively and systematically about key issues such as reading across time and cultures, reading translated works, and emerging global perspectivesCovers a wide variety of genres, from lyric and epic poetry to drama and prose fiction and discusses how these forms have been used in different eras and cultures.How to study literature (Malden, Mass.)LiteratureHistory and criticismLiteratureHistory and criticism.809Damrosch David629680MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910813835503321How to Read World Literature3991036UNINA