The Comparative History of East Asian Literatures: A Sort of Manifesto

The Comparative History of East Asian Literatures: A Sort of Manifesto

“World literature,” one of the growth fields in contemporary comparative literature, often begs the question of the “world” it reflects. Here it is suggested that East Asia from around 400 BCE to 1800 CE constituted a domain of circulation of literary, religious and philosophical texts that can well...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haun Saussy
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Liverpool University Press 2018-09-01
Series:Modern Languages Open
Online Access:https://www.modernlanguagesopen.org/articles/206
id doaj-4ea7dc6ecfe642a1be4b066c059ffbc1
record_format Article
spelling doaj-4ea7dc6ecfe642a1be4b066c059ffbc12020-11-25T00:44:11ZcatLiverpool University PressModern Languages Open2052-53972018-09-01110.3828/mlo.v0i0.206109The Comparative History of East Asian Literatures: A Sort of ManifestoHaun Saussy0University of Chicago“World literature,” one of the growth fields in contemporary comparative literature, often begs the question of the “world” it reflects. Here it is suggested that East Asia from around 400 BCE to 1800 CE constituted a domain of circulation of literary, religious and philosophical texts that can well be taken as a “world.” Consequences for the future of comparative literary studies are intimated.https://www.modernlanguagesopen.org/articles/206
collection DOAJ
language Catalan
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Haun Saussy
spellingShingle Haun Saussy
The Comparative History of East Asian Literatures: A Sort of Manifesto
Modern Languages Open
author_facet Haun Saussy
author_sort Haun Saussy
title The Comparative History of East Asian Literatures: A Sort of Manifesto
title_short The Comparative History of East Asian Literatures: A Sort of Manifesto
title_full The Comparative History of East Asian Literatures: A Sort of Manifesto
title_fullStr The Comparative History of East Asian Literatures: A Sort of Manifesto
title_full_unstemmed The Comparative History of East Asian Literatures: A Sort of Manifesto
title_sort comparative history of east asian literatures: a sort of manifesto
publisher Liverpool University Press
series Modern Languages Open
issn 2052-5397
publishDate 2018-09-01
description “World literature,” one of the growth fields in contemporary comparative literature, often begs the question of the “world” it reflects. Here it is suggested that East Asia from around 400 BCE to 1800 CE constituted a domain of circulation of literary, religious and philosophical texts that can well be taken as a “world.” Consequences for the future of comparative literary studies are intimated.
url https://www.modernlanguagesopen.org/articles/206
work_keys_str_mv AT haunsaussy thecomparativehistoryofeastasianliteraturesasortofmanifesto
AT haunsaussy comparativehistoryofeastasianliteraturesasortofmanifesto
_version_ 1725275909790892032

Similar Items