{"product_id":"world-literature-a-reader-9780415602990","title":"World Literature: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld Literature is an increasingly influential subject in literary studies, which has led to the re-framing of contemporary ideas of 'national literatures', language and translation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld Literature: A Reader\u003c\/em\u003e brings together thirty essential readings which display the theoretical foundations of the subject, as well as showing its conceptual development over a two hundred year period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean illuminating introduction to the subject, with suggested reading paths to help readers navigate through the materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etexts exploring key themes such as globalization, cosmopolitanism, post\/trans-nationalism, and translation and nationalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewritings by major figures including J. W. Goethe, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Longxi Zhao, David Damrosch, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Pascale Casanova and Milan Kundera.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe early explorations of the meaning of 'Weltliteratur' are introduced, while twenty-first century interpretations by leading scholars today show the latest critical developments in the field. The editors offer readers the ideal introduction to the theories and debates surrounding the impact of this crucial area on the modern literary landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theo D'Haen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415602990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheo D'haen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at K.U. Leuven University, Belgium and has also worked in Holland, France and America. He is Editor-in-Chief of the \u003cem\u003eEuropean Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and President of FILLM (Fédération Internationale de Langues et Littératures Modernes) 2008-2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCésar Domínguez\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He is a member of boards of the Spanish Comparative Literature Association and the European Network for Comparative Literary Studies, Chair of the ICLA Research Committee, and member of the ICLA Coordinating Committee and the Academia Europaea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMads Rosendahl Thomsen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Asscociate Professor in Comparative Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eMapping World Literature: International Canonization and Transnational Literatures\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43211526602867,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":92.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7c177b91-60d5-47dd-8351-bea3038fae06.jpg?v=1753187482","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/world-literature-a-reader-9780415602990","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}