Reading World Literature: Theory, History, Practice

ISBN 10: 0292717644 / ISBN 13: 9780292717640

Verlag: University of Texas Press, 2010

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Reading World Literature: Theory, History, Practice
• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0292717644
• ISBN-13: 9780292717640
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: Used; Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

As teachers and readers expand the canon of world literature to include writers whose voices traditionally have been silenced by the dominant culture, fundamental questions arise. What do we mean by "world"? What constitutes "literature"? Who should decide?

Reading World Literature is a cumulative study of the concept and evolving practices of "world literature." Sarah Lawall opens the book with a substantial introduction to the overall topic. Twelve original essays by distinguished specialists run the gamut from close readings of specific texts to problems of translation theory and reader response. The sequence of essays develops from re-examinations of traditional canonical pieces through explorations of less familiar works to discussions of reading itself as a "literacy" dependent on worldview.

Reading World Literature will open challenging new vistas for a wide audience in the humanities, from traditionalists to avant-garde specialists in literary theory, cultural studies, and area studies.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sarah Lawall is a professor of comparative literature at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.