Gateways To World Literature

Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Anthologies
ISBN : 0205787118

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Gateways to World Literature by David Damrosch Pdf

Gateways to World Literature presents a fresh and diverse range of the world's great literature in a two-volume set that links past and present, East and West, and literary and cultural contexts. Featuring major works by literary masters from the ancient world through the twentieth century--Homer, Sappho, Sophocles, Shikibu, Dante, Chaucer, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Goethe, Ghalib, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Woolf, Joyce, Kafka, Eliot, Borges, Rushdie--this concise anthology combines comprehensive coverage of key works of the Western literary tradition and the best core, enduring works of the literatures of China, Japan, India, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. The anthology includes epic and lyric poetry, drama, and prose narrative, with many complete works and a focus on the most influential pieces and authors from each region and time period. Engaging introductions, scholarly annotations, maps, pronunciation guides, and illustrations developed by a distinguished editorial team provide a wealth of teachable materials that support and illuminate the selections.

Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Anthologies
ISBN : 020578710X

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Gateways to World Literature the Ancient World Through the Early Modern Period by David Damrosch Pdf

Gateways to World Literature presents a fresh and diverse range of the world's great literature in a two-volume set that links past and present, East and West, and literary and cultural contexts at an affordable price. The anthology includes epic and lyric poetry, drama, and prose narrative, with many complete works and a focus on the most influential pieces and authors from each region and time period. Engaging introductions, scholarly annotations, maps, pronunciation guides, and illustrations developed by a distinguished editorial team provide a wealth of materials that support and illuminate the selections.

Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780691188645

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What Is World Literature? by David Damrosch Pdf

World literature was long defined in North America as an established canon of European masterpieces, but an emerging global perspective has challenged both this European focus and the very category of "the masterpiece." The first book to look broadly at the contemporary scope and purposes of world literature, What Is World Literature? probes the uses and abuses of world literature in a rapidly changing world. In case studies ranging from the Sumerians to the Aztecs and from medieval mysticism to postmodern metafiction, David Damrosch looks at the ways works change as they move from national to global contexts. Presenting world literature not as a canon of texts but as a mode of circulation and of reading, Damrosch argues that world literature is work that gains in translation. When it is effectively presented, a work of world literature moves into an elliptical space created between the source and receiving cultures, shaped by both but circumscribed by neither alone. Established classics and new discoveries alike participate in this mode of circulation, but they can be seriously mishandled in the process. From the rediscovered Epic of Gilgamesh in the nineteenth century to Rigoberta Menchú's writing today, foreign works have often been distorted by the immediate needs of their own editors and translators. Eloquently written, argued largely by example, and replete with insightful close readings, this book is both an essay in definition and a series of cautionary tales.

Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119009245

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How to Read World Literature by David Damrosch Pdf

The new edition of this highly popular guide, How to Read World Literature, addresses the unique challenges and joys faced when approaching the literature of other cultures and eras. Fully revised to address important developments in World Literature, and generously expanded with new material, this second edition covers a wide variety of genres – from lyric and epic poetry to drama and prose fiction – and discusses how each form has been used in different eras and cultures. An ideal introduction for those new to the study of World Literature, as well as beginners to ancient and foreign literature, this book offers a variety of "modes of entry" to reading these texts. The author, a leading authority in the field, draws on years of teaching experience to provide readers with ways of thinking creatively and systematically about key issues, such as reading across time and cultures, reading works in translation, emerging global perspectives, postcolonialism, orality and literacy, and more. Accessible and enlightening, offers readers the tools to navigate works as varied as Homer, Sophocles, Kalidasa, Du Fu, Dante, Murasaki, Moliere, Kafka, Wole Soyinka, and Derek Walcott Fully revised and expanded to reflect the changing face of the study of World Literature, especially in the English-speaking world Now includes more major authors featured in the undergraduate World Literature syllabus covered within a fuller critical context Features an entirely new chapter on the relationship between World Literature and postcolonial literature How to Read World Literature, Second Edition is an excellent text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in World Literature. It is also a fascinating and informative read for all readers with an interest in foreign and ancient literature and the history of civilization.

Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118407691

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World Literature in Theory by David Damrosch Pdf

World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. Coverage is split into four parts which examine the origins and seminal formulations of world literature, world literature in the age of globalization, contemporary debates on world literature, and localized versions of world literature Contains more than 30 important theoretical essays by the most influential scholars, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hugo Meltzl, Edward Said, Franco Moretti, Jorge Luis Borges, and Gayatri Spivak Includes substantive introductions to each essay, as well as an annotated bibliography for further reading Allows students to understand, articulate, and debate the most important issues in this rapidly changing field of study

Author : Theo D'haen,César Domínguez,Mads Rosendahl Thomsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135726164

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World Literature Reader by Theo D'haen,César Domínguez,Mads Rosendahl Thomsen Pdf

World Literature is an increasingly influential subject in literary studies, which has led to the re-framing of contemporary ideas of ‘national literatures’, language and translation. World Literature: A Reader brings together thirty essential readings which display the theoretical foundations of the subject, as well as showing its conceptual development over a two hundred year period. The book features: an illuminating introduction to the subject, with suggested reading paths to help readers navigate through the materials texts exploring key themes such as globalization, cosmopolitanism, post/trans-nationalism, and translation and nationalism writings by major figures including J. W. Goethe, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Longxi Zhao, David Damrosch, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Pascale Casanova and Milan Kundera. The early explorations of the meaning of ‘Weltliteratur’ are introduced, while twenty-first century interpretations by leading scholars today show the latest critical developments in the field. The editors offer readers the ideal introduction to the theories and debates surrounding the impact of this crucial area on the modern literary landscape.

Author : Gitta Bertram,Nils Büttner,Claus Zittel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004464520

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Gateways to the Book by Gitta Bertram,Nils Büttner,Claus Zittel Pdf

An investigation of the complex image-text relationships between frontispieces and illustrated title pages with the following texts in European books published between 1500 and 1800.

Author : Sarah Lawall
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780292786370

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Reading World Literature by Sarah Lawall Pdf

As teachers and readers expand the canon of world literature to include writers whose voices traditionally have been silenced by the dominant culture, fundamental questions arise. What do we mean by "world"? What constitutes "literature"? Who should decide? Reading World Literature is a cumulative study of the concept and evolving practices of "world literature." Sarah Lawall opens the book with a substantial introduction to the overall topic. Twelve original essays by distinguished specialists run the gamut from close readings of specific texts to problems of translation theory and reader response. The sequence of essays develops from re-examinations of traditional canonical pieces through explorations of less familiar works to discussions of reading itself as a "literacy" dependent on worldview. Reading World Literature will open challenging new vistas for a wide audience in the humanities, from traditionalists to avant-garde specialists in literary theory, cultural studies, and area studies.

Author : Joachim Küpper
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783050064956

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Approaches to World Literature by Joachim Küpper Pdf

The present volume introduces new considerations on the topic of “World Literature”, penned by leading representatives of the discipline from the United States, India, Japan, the Middle East, England, France and Germany. The essays revolve around the question of what, specifically in today's rapidly globalizing world, may be the productive implications of the concept of World Literature, which was first developed in the 18th century and then elaborated on by Goethe. The discussions include problems such as different script systems with varying literary functions, as well as questions addressing the relationship between ethnic self-description and cultural belonging. The contributions result from a conference that took place at the Dahlem Humanities Center, Freie Universität Berlin, in 2012.

Author : Francesco Giusti,Benjamin Lewis Robinson
Publisher : ICI Berlin Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783965580114

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The Work of World Literature by Francesco Giusti,Benjamin Lewis Robinson Pdf

The contentious discourse around world literature tends to stress the ‘world’ in the phrase. This volume, in contrast, asks what it means to approach world literature by inflecting the question of the literary. Debates for, against, and around ‘world literature’ have brought renewed attention to the worldly aspects of the literary enterprise. Literature is studied with regard to its sociopolitical and cultural references, contexts and conditions of production, circulation, distribution, and translation. But what becomes of the literary when one speaks of world literature? Responding to Derek Attridge’s theory of how literature ‘works’, the contributions in this volume explore in diverse ways and with attention to a variety of literary practices what it might mean to speak of ‘the work of world literature’. The volume shows how attention to literariness complicates the ethical and political conundrums at the centre of debates about world literature.

Author : Judith Weisz Woodsworth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05
Category : Cities and towns in literature
ISBN : 1032079371

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Translation and the Global City by Judith Weisz Woodsworth Pdf

INTRODUCTION: Translational Spaces and the Bridges that Span Them / Judith Weisz Woodsworth -- (Re)claiming Space: Translational Landscapes in Canada. The Jews of Montreal: At the Crossroads of Languages and Translation / Pierre Anctil -- Translating the American Counterculture in/for Quebec / Carmen Ruschiensky -- An Ultraminor Literature: English Writing in Montreal / Marie Leconte -- Indigenous Peoples-Settler Relations and Language Politics in 21st Century Canada / Daniel Salée and Salma El Hankouri -- Bridges and Barriers: Narratives of Liminality In and Beyond World Cities. Literary Translation in Southern Brazil: Livraria Americana's Almanak / Juliana Steil -- In the Shadow of the Cathedral: The Linguistic Landscape of Antwerp / Anaïs De Vierman -- Activist Translation in the World of Food / Violette Marcelin -- Bridging Difference: Self, Sexuality and Gender in Hanan al-Shaykh's Only in London / Clayton McKee -- Going Global: Translating the Slang of the Paris Banlieue / Tiffane Levick -- Your Language Escapes Me! Multimodality of a Migrant Life / Nafiseh Mousavi -- EPILOGUE. Polyglot Pathways: Mount Royal and its Languages / Sherry Simon.

Author : Theo D'haen,David Damrosch,Djelal Kadir
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781136655760

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The Routledge Companion to World Literature by Theo D'haen,David Damrosch,Djelal Kadir Pdf

In the age of globalization, the category of "World Literature" is increasingly important to academic teaching and research. The Routledge Companion to World Literature offers a comprehensive pathway into this burgeoning and popular field. Separated into four key sections, the volume covers: the history of World Literature through significant writers and theorists from Goethe to Said, Casanova and Moretti the disciplinary relationship of World Literature to areas such as philology, translation, globalization and diaspora studies theoretical issues in World Literature including gender, politics and ethics a global perspective on the politics of World Literature. The forty-eight outstanding contributors to this companion offer an ideal introduction to those approaching the field for the first time, or looking to further their knowledge of this extensive field.

Author : Brander Matthews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : English literature
ISBN : NYPL:33433074826565

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Gateways to Literature by Brander Matthews Pdf

Author : Jeffrey R. Di Leo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501332302

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American Literature as World Literature by Jeffrey R. Di Leo Pdf

For better or worse, America lives in the age of "worlded†? literature. Not the world literature of nations and nationalities considered from most powerful and wealthy to the least. And not the world literature found with a map. Rather, the worlded literature of individuals crossing borders, mixing stories, and speaking in dialect. Where translation struggles to be effective and background is itself another story. The "worlded†? literature of the multinational corporate publishing industry where the global market is all. The essays in this collection, from some of the most distinguished figures in American studies and literature, explore what it means to consider American literature as world literature.

Author : Mehran Kamrava
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 1849045631

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Gateways to the World by Mehran Kamrava Pdf

A scholarly investigation of the lesser and greater port cities of the Persian Gulf, their hinterlands, their wider influence and future prospects