An ecology of world literature
Alexander Beecroft · 2015
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"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"--
Book details
- Year
- 2015
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Verso
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 312
- ISBN
- 9781781685730
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