Transnational Literature: The Basics

ISBN-13: 9780367252267 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 202 str.

Paul Jay

Opis

This book provides an indispensable overview of Transnational Literature. It concisely describes the ways in which literature can be understood as being "transnational", explains why scholars have become so interested in the topic and discusses the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that have shaped its development.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part One: Conceptualizing Transnational Literature  1. The Nation and Beyond  2. Transnationalizing Literary Studies  3. What is Transnational Literature?  Part Two: Reading Transnational Literature  Introduction: The Lay of the Land  4. Mobility  5. Borders  6. Migration  7. Identity  8. History  9. Transnational Theatre

O autorze

Paul Jay is Professor Emeritus at Loyola University, Chicago, USA.