A Companion to World Literature Contributor(s): Seigneurie, Ken (Editor in Chief), Denecke, Wiebke, Chism, Christine |
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ISBN: 1118993187 ISBN-13: 9781118993187 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $1092.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 809 |
LCCN: 2019032790 |
Physical Information: 7.6" H x 7.4" W x 10.5" (17.40 lbs) 3808 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 2021 PROSE Finalist Single and Multivolume Reference, & Textbooks in the Humanities Almost by definition, the texts of world literature are unfamiliar; they stretch our hermeneutic circles, thrust us before unfamiliar genres, modes, forms, and themes. They require a greater degree of attention and focus, and in turn engage our imagination in new ways. This Companion explores texts within their particular cultural context, as well as their ability to speak to readers in other contexts, demonstrating the ways in which world literature can challenge parochial world views by identifying cultural commonalities. Each unique volume includes introductory chapters on a variety of theoretical viewpoints that inform the field, followed by essays considering the ways in which authors and their books contribute to and engage with the many visions and variations of world literature as a genre.
A significant addition to the field, A Companion to World Literature provides advanced students, teachers, and researchers with cutting-edge scholarship in world literature and literary theory. |