| Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability Contributor(s): Apter, Emily (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844679705 ISBN-13: 9781844679706 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature |
| Dewey: 800 |
| LCCN: 2013409447 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.35 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the "Untranslatable"--the realm of those words that are continually retranslated, mistranslated, transferred from language to language, or especially resistant to substitution. In the place of "World Literature"--a dominant paradigm in the humanities, one grounded in market-driven notions of readability and universal appeal--Apter proposes a plurality of "world literatures" oriented around philosophical concepts and geopolitical pressure points. The history and theory of the language that constructs World Literature is critically examined with a special focus on Weltliteratur, literary world systems, narrative ecosystems, language borders and checkpoints, theologies of translation, and planetary devolution in a book set to revolutionize the discipline of comparative literature. |