The Routledge companion to world literature

In the age of globalization, the category of "World Literature" is increasingly important to academic teaching and research. The Routledge Companion to World Literature offers a comprehensive pathway into this burgeoning and popular field. Separated into four key sections, the volume covers:the history of World Literature through significant writers and theorists from Goethe to Said, Casanova and Morettithe disciplinary relationship of World Literature to areas such as philology, translation, globalization and diaspora...