Colonialism, world literature, and the making of the modern culture of letters
Auteur :
Bhattacharya, Baidik
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009422642
Date de publication :
8 févr. 2024
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
560 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book offers an account of how the modern idea of the literary emerged, through the colonial archives. Situated at the cusp of postcolonialism and world literature, it offers a multilingual, multicultural, and comparative account of how literature became one of the most powerful cultural expressions of modernity.