Against World Literature
Synopsis
Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the "Untranslatable"--the realm of those words that are continually retranslated, mistranslated, transferred from language to language, or especially resistant to substitution.In the place of "World Literature"--a dominant paradigm in the humanities, one grounded in market-driven notions of readability and universal appeal--Apter proposes a plurality of "world literatures" oriented around philosophical concepts and geopolitical pressure points. The history and theory of the language that constructs World Literature is critically examined with a special focus on Weltliteratur, literary world systems, narrative ecosystems, language borders and checkpoints, theologies of translation, and planetary devolution in a book set to revolutionize the discipline of comparative literature.
- Hakimiliki:
- 2013 Emily Apter
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781784780029
- Publisher:
- Verso Books
- Date of Addition:
- 2014-06-17T16:18:33Z
- Lugha:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.