The book offers coherent theoretical treatment of the conceptions of “World Literature” and “Comparative Literature”, in parallel with their practical a

The book offers coherent theoretical treatment of the conceptions of â oeWorld Literatureâ and â oeComparative Literatureâ , in parallel with their practica

World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. Coverage is split into four

The study of world literature is on the rise. Until recently, the term "world literature" was a misnomer in comparative literature scholarship, which typically

Argues that the discipline of comparative literature should be expanded to include all of the world, not only a favored segment, and that translation represents