Helgesson, Stefan, author.

Literature and the world / Stefan Helgesson and Mads Rosendahl Thomsen. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, New York : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, c2020. - 174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Literature and contemporary thought .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: why world literature? / Stefan Helgesson & Mads Rosendahl Thomsen -- Paradigms: world literature and its others / Mads Rosendahl Thomsen -- Ecologies of literature: the cosmopolitan-vernacular nexus / Stefan Helgesson -- Genre: strangeness and familiarity / Mads Rosendahl Thomsen -- Geographies: reading the oceans / Stefan Helgesson -- Media and method: the digitized library of Babel / Mads Rosendahl Thomsen -- Translation: duration and cosmopolitan reading / Stefan Helgesson -- Unfinished busines: a dialogue / Stefan Helgesson & Mads Rosendahl Thomsen

"Literature and the World presents a broad and multifaceted introduction to world literature and globalisation. The book provides a brief background and history of the field followed by a wide spectrum of exemplary readings and case studies from around the world. Amongst other aspects of World Literature, the authors look at: - New approaches to digital humanities and world literature - Ecologies of world literature - Rethinking geography in a globalised world - Translation - Race and political economy Offering state of the art debates on world literature, this volume is a superb introduction to the field. Its critically thoughtful approach makes this the ideal guide for anyone approaching World Literature"-- Provided by publisher


In English text.

9780815384656 (Paperback)


Literature --History and criticism.
Literature and globalization.

PN 56.G55 / H45 2020