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World literature was long defined in North America as an established canon of European masterpieces, but an emerging global perspective has challenged both this European focus and the very category of "the masterpiece." The first book to look broadly at the contemporary scope and purposes of world literature, What Is World Literature? probes the uses and abuses of world literature in a rapidly changing world.In case studies ranging from the Sumerians to the Aztecs and from medieval mysticism to postmodern metafiction, David Damrosch looks at the ways works change as they move from national to global contexts. Presenting world literature not as a canon of texts but as a mode of circulation and of reading, Damrosch argues that world literature is work that gains in translation. When it is effectively presented, a work of world literature moves into an elliptical space created between the source and receiving cultures, shaped by both but circumscribed by neither alone. Established classics and new discoveries alike participate in this mode of circulation, but they can be seriously mishandled in the process. From the rediscovered Epic of Gilgamesh in the nineteenth century to Rigoberta Menchú's writing today, foreign works have often been distorted by the immediate needs of their own editors and translators.Eloquently written, argued largely by example, and replete with insightful close readings, this book is both an essay in definition and a series of cautionary tales.

Theory of literary translation --- Comparative literature --- Literature --- Literature, Comparative --- Translating and interpreting --- Canon (Literature) --- History and criticism --- 82 <091> --- 82.03 --- Literatuur. Algemene literatuurwetenschap--Historische voorstelling in de strikte zin --- Vertalen. Literaire vertaling --- Comparative literature. --- Translating and interpreting. --- History and criticism. --- 82.03 Vertalen. Literaire vertaling --- 82 <091> Literatuur. Algemene literatuurwetenschap--Historische voorstelling in de strikte zin --- Canon (Literature). --- Interpretation and translation --- Interpreting and translating --- Language and languages --- Translation and interpretation --- Translators --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Evaluation of literature --- Criticism --- Literary style --- Philology --- Classics, Literary --- Literary canon --- Literary classics --- Best books --- Translating --- Appraisal --- Evaluation --- Literature, Comparative. --- Literature - History and criticism

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World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. - Coverage is split into four parts which examine the origins and seminal formulations of world literature, world literature in the age of globalization, contemporary debates on world literature, and localized versions of world literature. - Contains more than 30 important theoretical essays by the most influential scholars, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hugo Meltzl, Edward Said, Franco Moretti, Jorge Luis Borges, and Gayatri Spivak. - Includes substantive introductions to each essay, as well as an annotated bibliography for further reading. - Allows students to understand, articulate, and debate the most important issues in this rapidly changing field of study.

Literature --- History and criticism --- Theory, etc. --- Philosophy --- History and criticism. --- Philosophy.

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"This fully updated new edition of The Routledge Companion to World Literature contains ten brand new chapters on topics such as premodern world literature, migration studies, world history, artificial intelligence, global Englishes, remediation, crime fiction, Lusophone literature, Middle Eastern literature, and oceanic studies. Separated into four key sections, the volume covers: the history of world literature through significant writers and theorists from Goethe to Said, Casanova and Moretti; the disciplinary relationship of world literature to areas such as philology, translation, globalization, and diaspora studies; theoretical issues in world literature, including gender, politics, and ethics; and a global perspective on the politics of world literature. Comprehensive yet accessible, this book is ideal as an introduction to world literature or for those looking to extend their knowledge of this essential field."

Literature --- Literature and society --- Literature and globalization --- History and criticism --- 82.091 --- Vergelijkende literatuurstudie --- Literature and society. --- Literature and globalization. --- Literaturtheorie. --- Literaturwissenschaft. --- Weltliteratur. --- History and criticism. --- 82.091 Vergelijkende literatuurstudie --- Littérature et société --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Evaluation of literature --- Criticism --- Literary style --- Literature and sociology --- Society and literature --- Sociology and literature --- Sociolinguistics --- Globalization and literature --- Globalization --- Appraisal --- Evaluation --- Social aspects --- Littérature --- Littérature et mondialisation --- Histoire et critique --- Histoire et critique. --- Littérature et société. --- Littérature et mondialisation. --- Literature - History and criticism