American Literature as World Literature

American Literature as World Literature
ISBN-10
1501332287
ISBN-13
9781501332289
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
296
Language
English
Published
2017-12-28
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
Jeffrey R. Di Leo

Description

For better or worse, America lives in the age of "worlded†? literature. Not the world literature of nations and nationalities considered from most powerful and wealthy to the least. And not the world literature found with a map. Rather, the worlded literature of individuals crossing borders, mixing stories, and speaking in dialect. Where translation struggles to be effective and background is itself another story. The "worlded†? literature of the multinational corporate publishing industry where the global market is all. The essays in this collection, from some of the most distinguished figures in American studies and literature, explore what it means to consider American literature as world literature.

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