224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 meaning
Goethe’s concept of Weltliteratur and how this relates to... Read more
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?
Biography
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.
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