French Global - A New Approach to Literary History

Klappentext The relationship between France's national territory and other regions of the world where French is spoken and written (most of them former colonies) has long been central to discussions of "Francophonie." Boldly expanding such discussions to the whole range of French literature! the essays in this volume explore spaces! mobilities! and multiplicities from the Middle Ages to today. They rethink literary history not in terms of national boundaries! as traditional literary histories have done! but in terms of a global paradigm emphasizing border crossings and encounters with "others." Contributors offer new ways of reading canonical texts and considering other texts that are not part of the traditional canon. By emphasizing diverse conceptions of language! text! space! and nation! these essays establish a model approach sensitive to the specificities of time and place and to the theoretical concerns informing the study of national literatures.

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• Authors: Christie Mcdonald, Christie (EDT)/ Suleiman McDonald, Christie (Harvard University) Suleiman Mcdonald, Christie Suleiman Mcdonald
• Assisted by: Christie Mcdonald (Editor), Christie (Harvard University) McDonald (Editor), McDonald Christie (Editor), Susan Suleiman (Editor), Susan (Harvard University) Suleiman (Editor), Susan Rubin Suleiman (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.09.2011
• EAN: 9780231147415
• ISBN: 978-0-231-14741-5
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; French, France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, Literary studies: general