What is World Literature?
Download or Read eBook What is World Literature? PDF written by David Damrosch and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2003-03-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Damrosch |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2003-03-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0691049866 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780691049861 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis What is World Literature? by : David Damrosch
Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION: Goethe coins a phrase -- PART ONE: CIRCULATION -- Gilgamesh's quest -- The pope's blowgun -- From the old world to the whole world -- PART TWO: TRANSLATION -- Love in the necropolis -- The afterlife of Mechthild von Magdeburg -- Kafka comes home -- PART THREE: PRODUCTION -- English in the world -- Rigoberta Menchú in print -- The poisoned book -- CONCLUSION: World enough and time.
