In the continuing debates about the cultural dimensions of globalization, the question of 'literature' has been something of a poor relation. This volume seeks
Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large
World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. Coverage is split into four
World literature was long defined in North America as an established canon of European masterpieces, but an emerging global perspective has challenged both this
The contentious discourse around world literature tends to stress the ‘world’ in the phrase. This volume, in contrast, asks what it means to approach world