Apter Emily - Against World Literature On The Politics Of Untranslatability - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large - scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the Untranslatable the realm of those words that are continually retranslated mistranslated transferred from language to language or especially resistant to substitution. In the place of World Literature a dominant paradigm in the humanities one grounded in market - driven notions of readability and universal appeal Apter proposes a plurality of world literatures oriented around philosophical concepts and geopolitical pressure points. The history and theory of the language that constructs World Literature is critically examined with a special focus on Weltliteratur literary world systems narrative ecosystems language borders and checkpoints theologies of translation and planetary devolution in a book set to revolutionize the discipline of comparative literature.
Title: Against World Literature On The Politics Of Untranslatability
Author(s): Apter Emily
Publisher: Verso Books
Barcode: 9781844679706
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 4/23/2013
Category: Literary Theory