An ecology of world literature : from antiquity to the present day / Alexander Beecroft.
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TextPublisher: London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2015Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 312 p. ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781781685730 (pbk.)Subject(s): Literature | LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical | LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & TheoryDDC classification: 809 Other classification: LIT004190 | LIT006000 Online resources: Cover image Summary: "What is a literature? How do literatures of different countries interact with each other? In this groundbreaking study, Alexander Beecroft develops a new way of thinking about world literature. Drawing on a series of examples and case studies, the book ranges from ancient epic to the contemporary fiction of Roberto Bolano and Amitav Ghosh. Beecroft identifies a series of literary ecologies, from small-scale societies to the planet as a whole, within which literary texts are produced and circulated. An Ecology of World Literature places in dialogue scholarship on ancient and modern, western and non-western texts, producing new and unexpected demands for literary study"-- Provided by publisher.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| JKRC Social Science Complex | JKRC Social Science Complex | 809 BEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Acc.No. 1561 | IDS805 |
Includes index.
"What is a literature? How do literatures of different countries interact with each other? In this groundbreaking study, Alexander Beecroft develops a new way of thinking about world literature. Drawing on a series of examples and case studies, the book ranges from ancient epic to the contemporary fiction of Roberto Bolano and Amitav Ghosh. Beecroft identifies a series of literary ecologies, from small-scale societies to the planet as a whole, within which literary texts are produced and circulated. An Ecology of World Literature places in dialogue scholarship on ancient and modern, western and non-western texts, producing new and unexpected demands for literary study"-- Provided by publisher.
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