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Comparative Cultural Studies and the New Weltliteratur
El Sturm-Trigonakis
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Description for Comparative Cultural Studies and the New Weltliteratur
Paperback. English translation and substantial revision of Global playing in der literatur: ein versuch u'ber die neue Weltliteratur. ( W'urzburg: K'onigshausen und Neumann, 2007). Translator(s): Margoni, Athanasia; Kaisar, Maria. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
In this English translation and revision of her acclaimed German-language book, Elke Sturm-Trigonakis expands on Goethe's notion of Weltliteratur (1827) to propose that, owing to globalisation, literature is undergoing a profound change in process, content, and linguistic practice. Rather than producing texts for a primarily national readership, modern writers can collate diverse cultural, literary, and linguistic traditions to create new modes of expression that she designates as ""hybrid texts.""
The author introduces an innovative framework to analyse these new forms of expression that is based on comparative cultural studies and its methodology of contextual (systemic and empirical) approaches ... Read more
In this English translation and revision of her acclaimed German-language book, Elke Sturm-Trigonakis expands on Goethe's notion of Weltliteratur (1827) to propose that, owing to globalisation, literature is undergoing a profound change in process, content, and linguistic practice. Rather than producing texts for a primarily national readership, modern writers can collate diverse cultural, literary, and linguistic traditions to create new modes of expression that she designates as ""hybrid texts.""
The author introduces an innovative framework to analyse these new forms of expression that is based on comparative cultural studies and its methodology of contextual (systemic and empirical) approaches ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557536532
SKU
V9781557536532
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About El Sturm-Trigonakis
Elke Sturm-Trigonak teaches comparative literature and German literature at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Her interests in research include multilingual and hybrid world literature, the picaresque, crime fiction, urban literature, and the transfer of literary themes (e.g., Don Quijote, Don Juan). In addition to numerous articles in German, Spanish, and English, her book publications include Barcelona in der Literatur (1944–-88) ... Read more
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