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oapen-20.500.12657-306902021-11-24T12:49:53Z Approaches to World Literature Küpper, Joachim Literature World literature 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. 2018-01-01 23:55:55 2020-03-21 03:00:29 2020-04-01T13:07:34Z 2020-04-01T13:07:34Z 2013-12-20 book 644192 OCN: 874967975 9783050064956 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30690 eng WeltLiteraturen / World Literatures application/pdf n/a 644192.pdf Akademie Verlag 101070 cd63d6cb-7147-4ec9-b491-64fa582bb14a b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783050064956 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 101070 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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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.
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