Literature and the Global Contemporary
Springer International Publishing AG
Explore the complexities of 'contemporary' in literary studies with "Literature and the Global Contemporary." This insightful collection challenges the notion of a singular, instantaneous 'now,' arguing that global literatures reveal a plural, heterogeneous, and contested temporality. Discover how to conceive of the contemporary not as an 'end of history,' but as a synchronic, multi-faceted, and multi-temporal history of global literature. This book unlocks the temporal, logical, political, and aesthetic complexities of the contemporary for comparative study. Key Features: - Examines the meaning of 'contemporary' in literary studies. - Challenges the idea of a timeless, instantaneous 'now.' - Explores global literatures to reveal a plural, heterogeneous temporality. - Offers a synchronic, multi-temporal history of the contemporary in literature. - Unlocks the temporal, logical, political, and aesthetic complexity of the contemporary for comparative study. Summary for search optimization: Literature and the Global Contemporary, Sarah Brouillette, Mathias Nilges, Emilio Sauri, Palgrave Macmillan Cham, Hardcover, First edition, English, 201 pages, ISBN 9783319630540.
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