The Edinburgh Companion to Atlantic Literary Studies

The Companion to Atlantic Literary Studies provides a critical overview of the diverse and dynamic field, exploring literary connections across space and time, national cultures, and society. It offers Atlantic connections based on migration, race, gender, sexuality, ecologies, and ideological crossovers, and proposes that the analysis of literature and culture does not depend solely upon geographical setting.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 18 August 2022
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

This Companion presents a comprehensive examination of the diverse and dynamic field of Atlantic literary studies, featuring contributions from renowned scholars on a wide range of topics that define the region. The essays explore literary and cultural connections across space and time, across national cultures, and within the broader context of literature, culture, and society. This research collection challenges the notion that the analysis of literature and culture is solely dependent on geographical setting and proposes that Atlantic connections can be found through various factors such as migration, race, gender, sexuality, ecologies, and other significant ideological crossovers in the Atlantic World. The result is a captivating and innovative critical map, written by prominent international researchers who are at the forefront of this dynamic and expanding field.Key Features:Provides an introduction to the field of Atlantic literary studies, highlighting current debates and discussions around historical, cultural, and literary issues in the Atlantic WorldIncludes 26 newly-commissioned scholarly essays by leading experts in the fieldFuses historical knowledge with literary scholarship to offer a comprehensive understanding of the Atlantic WorldConsiders the diverse range of intercultural encounters and exchanges around and across the Atlantic Ocean

Dimension: 244 x 172 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399508827