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Tensions in World Literature

Between the Local and the Universal

Weigui Fang editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore

Published:12th Oct '18

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This collection gives a diversified account of world literature, examining not only the rise of the concept, but also problems such as the relation between the local and the universal, and the tensions between national culture and global ethics. In this context, it focuses on the complex relationship between Chinese literature and world literature, not only in the sense of providing an exemplary case study, but also as an introspection and re-location of Chinese literature itself. The book activates the concept of world literature at a time when it is facing the rising modern day challenges of race, class and culture.

ISBN: 9789811306341

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 667g

398 pages

1st ed. 2018