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Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability
By (author) Emily Apter
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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.
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Published date | 23 Apr 2013
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 384
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 616g
ISBN | 978-1-8446-7970-6
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BISAC | literary criticism / semiotics & theory
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