World Literature Decentered: Beyond the “West” through Turkey, Mexico and Bengal

Author:   Ian Almond
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032034553


Pages:   254
Publication Date:   31 May 2023
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Author:   Ian Almond
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032034553


ISBN 10:   1032034556
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   31 May 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"""World Literature Decentered is a vital, ambitious contribution to world-literary criticism that seeks to contribute to the radical democratization of ‘World Literature’ … its pliant readings … uncover how [World Literature is] both imprinted by and contributes to the larger patterns of imperialism and capitalist modernity."" Sharae Deckard, Associate Professor in World Literature, University College Dublin ""World Literature Decentered is an important and necessary corrective to the idea that World Literature is the province of the European, or the circulation of culture in the English and French Languages."" Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Washington University in Saint Louis, USA"


World Literature Decentered is a vital, ambitious contribution to world-literary criticism that seeks to contribute to the radical democratization of 'World Literature' ... its pliant readings ... uncover how [World Literature is] both imprinted by and contributes to the larger patterns of imperialism and capitalist modernity. Sharae Deckard, Associate Professor in World Literature, University College Dublin World Literature Decentered is an important and necessary corrective to the idea that World Literature is the province of the European, or the circulation of culture in the English and French Languages. Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado, Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Washington University in Saint Louis, USA


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Ian Almond is Professor of World Literature at Georgetown University in Qatar. He is the author of six books, most recently Two Faiths, One Banner (2009) and The Thought of Nirad C. Chaudhuri (2015), and over 50 articles in a variety of journals. He specializes in comparative world literature, with a tri-continental emphasis on Mexico, Bengal and Turkey. His work has been translated into 13 languages. He has lived and worked in the Middle East (Qatar and Turkey) for over 15 years.

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