Ian Almond

World Literature Decentered (eBook, ePUB)

Beyond the "West" through Turkey, Mexico and Bengal

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Looking at a series of themes across three literatures (Mexico, Turkey and Bengal), the book examines hotels, melancholy, orientalism, femicide and the ghost story in a series of literary traditions outside the 'West'.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000407136
• Artikelnr.: 61915157

Autorenporträt

Ian Almond is Professor of World Literature at Georgetown University in Qatar. He is the author of six books, most recently Two Faiths, One Banner (2009) and The Thought of Nirad C. Chaudhuri (2015), and over 50 articles in a variety of journals. He specializes in comparative world literature, with a tri-continental emphasis on Mexico, Bengal and Turkey. His work has been translated into 13 languages. He has lived and worked in the Middle East (Qatar and Turkey) for over 15 years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Circumventing the West.

Chapter One. The Ghost Story: Hayalet, Fantasma, Bhut

Chapter Two. The Hotel Narrative: Anayurt, Shahjahan, Isabel

Chapter Three. Femicide Narratives: Mujer, Mohila, Kadin

Chapter Four. Retelling Myth: Mito, Katha, Efsane

Chapter Five. Melancholy: Monomora, Melancolía, Hüzün

Chapter Six. The Orient: Sark, Prachi, Oriente

Conclusion. The Ten Percenters.

Rezensionen

"World Literature Decentered is a vital, ambitious contribution to world-literary criticism that seeks to contribute to the radical democratization of 'World Literature' ... its pliant readings ... uncover how [World Literature is] both imprinted by and contributes to the larger patterns of imperialism and capitalist modernity." Sharae Deckard, Associate Professor in World Literature, University College Dublin

"World Literature Decentered is an important and necessary corrective to the idea that World Literature is the province of the European, or the circulation of culture in the English and French Languages." Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Washington University in Saint Louis, USA

"World Literature Decentered is a vital, ambitious contribution to world-literary criticism that seeks to contribute to the radical democratization of 'World Literature' ... its pliant readings ... uncover how [World Literature is] both imprinted by and contributes to the larger patterns of imperialism and capitalist modernity." Sharae Deckard, Associate Professor in World Literature, University College Dublin

"World Literature Decentered is an important and necessary corrective to the idea that World Literature is the province of the European, or the circulation of culture in the English and French Languages." Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Washington University in Saint Louis, USA