The Work of World Literature

by Francesco Giusti

Book Overview

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 literature by inflecting the question of the literary. Debates for, against, and around 'world literature' have brought renewed attention to the worldly aspects of the literary enterprise. Literature is studied with regard to its sociopolitical and cultural references, contexts and conditions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3965580116
• ISBN13: 9783965580114
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: ICI Berlin Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"