Mapping Minor/small and World Literatures - Periphery and Center

This anthology challenges prevailing notions of world literature by showcasing marginalized voices from diverse backgrounds and regions from the global north to the global south. It seeks to dismantle the dominance of Western-European-centered minor and small literature, fostering genuine literary biodiversity and ensuring more inclusive discourse.

About the author

Nicholas Birns is Associate Professor at New York University, USA, where he concentrates in general humanities, fiction in English from 1700 as well as literary theory. His books include Understanding Anthony Powell (2004), the co-edited Companion To Australian Fiction since 1900 (2007). The latter was named a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2008. He is also the author of Theory After Theory (2010), Willa Cather: Critical Insights (2011), Barbarian Memory: The Legacy of Early Medieval History in Early Modern Literature (2013), Contemporary Australian Literature: A World Not Yet Dead (2015) and Vargas Llosa and Latin American Politics (2010, co-ed. Juan E. de Castro). He has published essays and reviews in The New York Times Book Review, the Australian Literary Review, the Australian Book Review, Arizona Quarterly, and Exemplaria; Studies in Romanticism, Symbiosis, College Literature, and European Romantic Review.

Product details

• Authors: Yanli Birns He
• Assisted by: Nicholas Birns (Editor), Yanli He (Editor), Nicholas Birns (Editor), Yanli He (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9781666944662
• ISBN: 978-1-66694-466-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity