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The Routledge Companion to World Literature

By David Damrosch , Djelal Kadir , Theo D’haen

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2013
ISBN
0415827957, 9780415827959
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3312098 bytes)
Series
Routledge Literature Companions
Edition
Reprint
Pages
544\532
Time added
2016-04-17 08:21:55
General;History & Criticism;Literature & Fiction;M

Description

In the age of globalization, the category of "World Literature" is increasingly important to academic teaching and research. The Routledge Companion to World Literature offers a comprehensive pathway into this burgeoning and popular field. Separated into four key sections, the volume covers: the history of World Literature through significant writers and theorists from Goethe to Said, Casanova and Moretti the disciplinary relationship of World Literature to areas such as philology, translation, globalization and diaspora studies theoretical issues in World Literature including gender, politics and ethics a global perspective on the politics of World Literature. The forty-eight outstanding contributors to this companion offer an ideal introduction to those approaching the field for the first time, or looking to further their knowledge of this extensive field.

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