World Literature

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<P>World Literature is an increasingly influential subject in literary studies, which has led to the re-framing of contemporary ideas of ''national literatures'', language and translation. </P><P><EM>World Literature: A Reader</EM> brings together thirty essential readings which display the theoretical foundations of the subject, as well as showing its conceptual development over a two hundred year period.</P><P>The book features:</P><UL><P><LI>an illuminating introduction to the subject, with suggested reading paths to help readers navigate through the materials</LI><P></P><P><LI>texts exploring key themes such as globalization, cosmopolitanism, post/trans-nationalism, and translation and nationalism</LI><P></P><P><LI>writings by major figures including J. W. Goethe, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Longxi Zhao, David Damrosch, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Pascale Casanova and Milan Kundera.</LI><P></P></UL><P>The early explorations of the meaning of ''Weltliteratur'' are introduced, while