| Series | The basics
Basics (Routledge (Firm)) ^A611142 |
| Contents |
Conceptualizing transnational literature. The nation and beyond -- Transnationalizing literary studies -- What is transnational literature? -- Reading transnational literature. The lay of the land -- Mobility -- Borders -- Migration -- Identity -- History -- Transnational theatre. |
| Abstract |
"Transnational Literature: The Basics provides an indispensable overview of this important new field of study and the literature it explores. It concisely describes the various ways in which literature can be understood as being "transnational", explains why scholars in literary studies have become so interested in the topic, and discusses the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that have shaped its development. The book explores a range of contemporary critical approaches to the subject, highlighting how subjects like globalisation, cosmopolitanism, diaspora, history, identity, migration, and decolonization are treated by both scholars in the field and the writers they study. The literary works discussed range across the globe and include fiction, poetry, and drama by writers including Jhumpa Lahiri, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jenny Erpenbeck, Aleksandar Hemon, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Derek Walcott, Louise Bennett, Xiaolu Guo, Sally Wen Mao, Wole Soyinka, and many more. This survey stresses the range and breadth - but also the intersecting interests - of transnational writing, engaging the variety of subjects it covers and emphasizing the range of literary devices (linguistic, formal, narrative, poetic, and dramatic) it employs. Highlighting the subjects and issues that have become central to fiction in the age of globalization, Transnational Literature: The Basics is an essential read for anyone approaching study of this vibrant area"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Biographical note | Paul Jay is Professor Emeritus at Loyola University, Chicago, USA. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 15, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Jay, Paul, 1946- Transnational literature Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. 9780367252267 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020044667 |
| ISBN | 9780429286667 electronic book |
| ISBN | 042928666X electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781000362152 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1000362159 electronic book |
| ISBN | 100036223X (electronic bk. : EPUB) |
| ISBN | 9781000362190 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket) |
| ISBN | 1000362191 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket) |
| ISBN | 9781000362237 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| ISBN | paperback |
| Stock number | 9780429286667 Taylor & Francis |
