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OverviewExplores the history, ambitions, and impact of the Nobel Prize in literature as it gained a central position in 20th-century global literary culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Tenngart (Associate Professor, Lund University, Sweden)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA ISBN: 9781501382123ISBN 10: 1501382128 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 02 November 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. The Stockholm Consecration Relative Contemporaneity Culture, Capital, Crown – and Science Cosmopolitan Dreams Canon Formation from the Side 2. Entering the Cosmopolitan Scene: The Rise of the Prize Early Breakthroughs and Setbacks (1901–1913) Position Re-Established (1914–1929) A Broader Significance (1930–1939) World Consecration (1944–1953) Breaking News (The 1950s and Onwards) Concluding Remarks 3. Encompassing Everything: The Scope of the Prize World Ambitions The European Template Between Universalism and Pluralism The Problem of Access The Nominations The Actual Distribution of Awards Concluding Remarks 4. Making History: The Impact of the Prize Impactful Awards The Unawarded The Already Canonized An Alternative Literary History Nobel Effects and the World Literary System Shaping the Cosmopolitan Space Political Consequences Concluding Remarks 5. Defining Literature: The Poetics of the Prize Prize Motivations The Role of the Author and the Purpose of Literature The Poetics of Genre Poetics and Politics Nobel Lectures Concluding Remarks 6. Looking Ahead: The Survival of the Prize Crises Endured The Balancing Act Literary Canonization in an Age of Polarization Acknowledgment Appendix: Nobel Laureates in Literature 1901–2022 References IndexReviewsHow did the annual announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature become the main event in world literature? Combining detailed historical knowledge with a unique helicopter view, Paul Tenngart's authoritative account is the first to fully map the Prize's astounding literary and cultural footprint. Expertly attuned to the Prize's Swedish and global contexts, this book is essential reading for all scholars of contemporary literature. * Pieter Vermeulen, Associate Professor of American and Comparative Literature, University of Leuven, Belgium * Myths about the Nobel Prize for literature have flourished for years, but solid knowledge has been in short supply. With his tremendously well-researched book, Paul Tenngart sets the record straight by examining the history – and future – of the prize from six different angles. Combining a privileged vantage point in Sweden with updated theoretical approaches to world literature and translation, Tenngart generously accounts for the ups and downs of the prize, and demonstrates how its relation to the 'world republic of letters' is more idiosyncratic than often assumed. Written with clarity and verve, The Nobel Prize and the Formation of Contemporary World Literature promises to be a standard reference for years to come. * Stefan Helgesson, Professor of English, Stockholm University, Sweden * How did the annual announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature become the main event in world literature? Combining detailed historical knowledge with a unique helicopter view, Paul Tenngart's authoritative account is the first to fully map the Prize's astounding literary and cultural footprint. Expertly attuned to the Prize's Swedish and global contexts, this book is essential reading for all scholars of contemporary literature. * Pieter Vermeulen, Associate Professor of American and Comparative Literature, University of Leuven, Belgium * Author InformationPaul Tenngart is Associate Professor in Comparative and Swedish Literature at Lund University, Sweden. He is co-editor of AnthropoScenes: A Climate Fiction Competition (2020) and co-author of Northern Crossings: Translation, Circulation and the Literary Semi-periphery (Bloomsbury, 2022). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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