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How Literatures Begin: A Global History
How Literatures Begin: A Global History
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A comparative history of the practices, technologies, institutions, and people that created distinct literary traditions around the world, from ancient to modern timesLiterature is such a familiar and widespread form of imaginative expression today that its existence can seem inevitable. But in fact very few languages ever developed the full-fl
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press
From ancient to modern times, a comparative history of the practices, technologies, institutions, and people that gave rise to distinct literary traditions around the world is presented. How Literatures Begin is a comprehensive, global examination of the origins of literature that spans the ancient and modern world and extends from Asia and Europe to Africa and the Americas. The book brings together a team of distinguished literary historians to explore the practices, technologies, institutions, and individuals that gave rise to seventeen distinct literary traditions, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic, English, Romance languages, German, Russian, Latin American, African, African American, and world literature. These accessible accounts, framed by general and section introductions and a conclusion by the editors, reveal literature as intricate tapestries of phenomena, unique and deeply rooted in specific times and places, yet also displaying surprising similarities. New literatures continually emerge from old, take shape through interactions across national and linguistic borders, draw inspiration from translation and cultural cross-fertilization, and offer new avenues for groups to envision themselves in relation to their historical moment. How Literatures Begin restores our sense of wonder for the extraordinary and peculiar entity we call literature, opening up fresh possibilities for comparison between the individual traditions.
Weight: 642g
Dimension: 155 x 235 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691186528
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