Transnational Literature

The Basics

Paul Jay

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Routledge
19 March 2021

Literary studies: post-colonial literature

Series: The Basics

"Transnational Literature: The Basics provides an indispensable overview of this important new field of study and the literature it explores. It concisely describes the various ways in which literature can be understood as being ""transnational,"" explains why scholars in literary studies have become so interested in the topic, and discusses the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that have shaped its development.

The book explores a range of contemporary critical approaches to the subject, highlighting how topics like globalization, cosmopolitanism, diaspora, history, identity, migration, and decolonization are treated by both scholars in the field and the writers they study. The literary works discussed range across the globe and include fiction, poetry, and drama by writers including Jhumpa Lahiri, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jenny Erpenbeck, Aleksandar Hemon, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Derek Walcott, Louise Bennett, Xiaolu Guo, Sally Wen Mao, Wole Soyinka, and many more. This survey stresses the range and breadth—but also the intersecting interests—of transnational writing, engaging the variety of subjects it covers and emphasizing the range of literary devices (linguistic, formal, narrative, poetic, and dramatic) it employs.

Highlighting the subjects and issues that have become central to fiction in the age of globalization, Transnational Literature: The Basics is an essential read for anyone approaching study of this vibrant area."

By: Paul Jay
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9780367252311
ISBN 10: 0367252317
Series: The Basics
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 19 March 2021
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part One: Conceptualizing Transnational Literature 1. The Nation and Beyond 2. Transnationalizing Literary Studies 3. What is Transnational Literature? Part Two: Reading Transnational Literature Introduction: The Lay of the Land 4. Mobility 5. Borders 6. Migration 7. Identity 8. History 9. Transnational Theatre

Paul Jay is Professor Emeritus at Loyola University, Chicago, USA.