World Literature: From the Politics to a Poetics

This article examines the place of world literature today. Starting with the current political context in Britain, the first part outlines a brief history of Weltliteratur via Goethe, Marx and Engels, and contemporary literary critics such as Pascale Casanova and Emily Apter. Using Samuel Beckett’s...

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Main Author: Thirthankar Chakraborty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Boibhashik 2017-09-01
Series:Sanglap: Journal of Literary and Cultural Inquiry
Online Access:http://sanglap-journal.in/index.php/sanglap/article/view/158