Mapping world literature
Subtitle: international canonization and transnational literatures
By: Mads Rosendahl Thomsen.
Series: Continuum literary studies series; Continuum literary studies
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New  York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781847061232
Subjects: Literature -- History and criticism
Description: "Mapping World Literature explores the study of literature and literary history in the light of globalization and argues that international canonization of books and authors can be used as an instrument for textual analysis of world literature. Thomsen uses a distinctive method in combining the concept of literary constellations and canonization, which allows for literary analysis that balances the formal and thematic elements of texts with their impact on the international literary scene. This is introduced through an overview of the concept of world literature including a discussion of present critical positions and then a specific analysis of two cases, literature written by migrant writers and the literature of genocide, war and disaster."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-163) and index.