Debating world literature / edited by Christopher Prendergast with contributions by Benedict Anderson [and others].

Other author Prendergast, Christopher.
Other author Anderson, Benedict R. O'G. (Benedict Richard O'Gorman), 1936-2015
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Verso, 2004.
Descriptionxiii, 353 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents 1. The world republic of letters / Christopher Prendergast -- 2. Changing fields / Stefan Hoesel-Uhlig -- 3. World literature and world thoughts / Peter Madsen -- 4. Global translation / Emily Apter -- 5. Mapping identities / Timothy J.Reiss -- 6. Conjectures on world literature / Franco Moretti -- 7. The politics of genre / Stephen Heath -- 8. Literary history without literature / Simon Goldhill -- 9. The rooster's egg / Benedict Anderson -- 10. Hearing voices / Elisa Sampson Vera Tudela -- 11. The order of Oriental knowledge / Nicholas Dew -- 12. Victor Segalen abroad / John Sturrock -- 13. Kafka and the dialect of minor literature / Stanley Corngold -- 14. Rhythmical knots / Bruce Clunies Ross -- 15. India in the mirror of world fiction / Francesca Orsini.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003017639
ISBN1859845924 (alk. paper)
ISBN1859844588 (pbk. : alk. paper)