What is "literature"? -- Reading across time -- Reading across cultures -- Reading in translation -- Going abroad -- Going global How to Read World Literature addresses the unique challenges faced by a reader confronting foreign literature....
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What is "literature"? -- Reading across time -- Reading across cultures -- Reading in translation -- Going abroad -- Going global How to Read World Literature addresses the unique challenges faced by a reader confronting foreign literature. Accessible and enlightening, Damrosch offers readers the tools to navigate works as varied as Homer, Sophocles, Kalidasa, Du Fu, Dante, Murasaki, Moliere, Kafka, Soyinka, and Walcott. Offers a unique set of "modes of entry" for readers encountering foreign literatureProvides readers with the tools to think creatively and systematically about key issues such as reading across time and cultures, reading translated works, and emerging global perspectivesCovers a wide variety of genres, f
