Debating World Literature
A Retrospect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5834367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hendrik Birus (Constructor University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 239-266 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of World Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2405-6472 • E-ISSN: 2405-6480 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/24056480-00303003 |
| OpenAlex | W2885408954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 6 |
Since the turn of the millennium the idea of "World Literature" has experienced a boom. This development is closely connected with the increasingly rapid globalization process, which began during the first few decades of the nineteenth century and led to the co-emergence of Weltliteratur and Littérature comparée in 1827. Goethe's proclamation of the "Epoch of World Literature" created the impression that existing national literatures were to be supplanted; instead, however, the same period simultaneously witnessed the latter's triumphant proliferation. Beecroft's typology of the evolution of literary systems may assist in overcoming the rather pointless antithesis between world literature and national literatures. Since literary translation now plays an increasingly important role, it has become an indispensable factor contributing to the flourishing of world literature
Antithesis · Flourishing · Proclamation · World literature · Translation Studies and Practices
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |