What Is World Literature? by David Damrosch
Probes the uses and abuses of world literature in a changing world. This book looks at the ways works change as they move from national to global contexts. It argues that world literature is work that gains in translation.
"What Is World Literature? has become a touchstone of every debate on the subject"---Alexander Beecroft, Modern Philology
David Damrosch is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and President of the American Comparative Literature Association for 2002/03. His books include "The Narrative Covenant, We Scholars", and "Meetings of the Mind" (Princeton). He is the editor of "The Longman Anthology of World Literature".
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691049861 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691049866 |
| Title | What Is World Literature? |
| Author | David Damrosch |
| Series | Translation Transnation |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2003-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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