Theo D'haen

The Routledge Concise History of World Literature

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Produktbeschreibung

This remarkably broad and informative book offers an introduction to and overview of World Literature. Tracing the term from its earliest roots and situating it within a number of relevant contexts from postcolonialism to postmodernism, Theo D'haen examines:

the return of the term "world literature" and its changing meaningGoethe's concept of Weltliteratur and how this relates to current debatestheories and theorists who have had an impact on world literaturenon-canonical and less-known literatures from around the globethe possibility and implications of a definition of world literature.

This book is the ideal guide to an increasingly popular and important term in literary studies. It is accessible and engaging and will be invaluable to students of world literature, comparative literature, translation and postcolonial studies and anyone with an interest in these or related topics.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Concise Histories of Literature
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: Y101250
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 159mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9780415495899
• ISBN-10: 041549589X
• Artikelnr.: 33378864

Autorenporträt

Theo D'haen is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at K.U. Leuven University, Belgium and has also worked in Holland, France, and America. He is Editor-in-Chief of the European Review, and President of FILLM (Fédération Internationale de Langues et Littératures Modernes) 2008-2012.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: the (Re)Turn of "World Literature" 2. Goethe's "Weltliteratur" and the "Humanist" Ideal 3. World Literature and Comparative Literature 4. World Literature as an American Pedagogical Construct 5. World Literature and the Literatures of the World 6. World Literature in the Literary Marketplace 7. World Literature and Translation 8. World Literature, (Post)Modernism and (Post)Colonialism 9. Conclusion: The Struggle for World Literature?

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1. Introduction: the (Re)Turn of "World Literature" 2. Goethe's
"Weltliteratur" and the "Humanist" Ideal 3. World Literature and
Comparative Literature 4. World Literature as an American Pedagogical
Construct 5. World Literature and the Literatures of the World 6. World
Literature in the Literary Marketplace 7. World Literature and Translation
8. World Literature, (Post)Modernism and (Post)Colonialism 9. Conclusion:
The Struggle for World Literature?