Colonialism, World Literature, and the Making of the Modern Culture of Letters Hardback
by Baidik (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies) Bhattacharya
Part of the Cambridge Studies in World Literature series
Hardback
Description
In a radical and ambitious reconceptualization of the field, this book argues that global literary culture since the eighteenth century was fundamentally shaped by colonial histories.
It offers a comprehensive account of the colonial inception of the literary sovereign – how the realm of literature was thought to be separate from history and politics – and then follows that narrative through a wide array of different cultures, multilingual archives, and geographical locations.
Providing close studies of colonial archives, German philosophy of aesthetics, French realist novels, and English literary history, this book shows how colonialism shaped and reshaped modern literary cultures in decisive ways.
It breaks fresh ground across disciplines such as literary studies, anthropology, history, and philosophy, and invites one to rethink the history of literature in a new light.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:302 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/02/2024
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- ISBN:9781009422642
Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:302 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/02/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781009422642
