An ecology of world literature : from antiquity to the present day /

"What is a literature? How do literatures of different countries interact with each other? In this groundbreaking study, Alexander Beecroft develops a new way of thinking about world literature. Drawing on a series of examples and case studies, the book ranges from ancient epic to the contempor...

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Yazar: Beecroft, Alexander, 1973- (yazar)
Materyal Türü: Kitap
Dil:English
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: London : Verso, 2015.
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Özet:"What is a literature? How do literatures of different countries interact with each other? In this groundbreaking study, Alexander Beecroft develops a new way of thinking about world literature. Drawing on a series of examples and case studies, the book ranges from ancient epic to the contemporary fiction of Roberto Bolano and Amitav Ghosh. Beecroft identifies a series of literary ecologies, from small-scale societies to the planet as a whole, within which literary texts are produced and circulated. An Ecology of World Literature places in dialogue scholarship on ancient and modern, western and non-western texts, producing new and unexpected demands for literary study"--
Fiziksel Özellikler:VIII, 312 sayfa ; 24 cm.
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ISBN:9781781685730 (karton kapak)